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I have been following this discussion with interest and have one
question- WHO have you guys called to get your kits? The Atari
reps I have talked to have said things like "Oh, yeah- they made
those for a while and sold them for around $2000" (!!!). Please
write me with a person's name and telephone number if you have actually 
succeeded in getting a Developer's kit for $300. THANKS!

                                           Charles Lord
                                        ...!decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!cjl

> 
> 
> I have been following this discussion with interest and have one
> question- WHO have you guys called to get your kits? The Atari
> reps I have talked to have said things like "Oh, yeah- they made
> those for a while and sold them for around $2000" (!!!). Please
> write me with a person's name and telephone number if you have actually 
> succeeded in getting a Developer's kit for $300. THANKS!
> 
>                                            Charles Lord
>                                         ...!decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!cjl

Send $300 certified check or money order to:

	Atari Corp.
	1196 Borregas Ave.
	Sunnyvale, CA 94086
	ATTN: Richard Frick

-- 
Dave Burris
..!ihnp4!ihopa!riccb!djb
Rockwell Switching Systems, Downers Grove, Il.

> 
> 
> I have been following this discussion with interest and have one
> question- WHO have you guys called to get your kits? The Atari
> reps I have talked to have said things like "Oh, yeah- they made
> those for a while and sold them for around $2000" (!!!). Please
> write me with a person's name and telephone number if you have actually 
> succeeded in getting a Developer's kit for $300. THANKS!
> 
>                                            Charles Lord
>                                         ...!decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!cjl

The confusion here is that the Atari reps were talking about a
Hardware *and* Software package available a long time ago. The
$300 package is *just* software and is available only after you
have proof of purchase of an atari ST. 
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                           Erik James Freed
			   Aurora Systems
			   San Francisco, CA
			   {dual,ptsfa}!aum!freed

> > 
> > 
> > I have been following this discussion with interest and have one
> > question- WHO have you guys called to get your kits? The Atari
> > reps I have talked to have said things like "Oh, yeah- they made
> > those for a while and sold them for around $2000" (!!!). Please
> > write me with a person's name and telephone number if you have actually 
> > succeeded in getting a Developer's kit for $300. THANKS!
> > 
> >                                            Charles Lord
> >                                         ...!decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!cjl
> 
> The confusion here is that the Atari reps were talking about a
> Hardware *and* Software package available a long time ago. The
> $300 package is *just* software and is available only after you
> have proof of purchase of an atari ST. 
> -- 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                            Erik James Freed
> 			   Aurora Systems
> 			   San Francisco, CA
> 			   {dual,ptsfa}!aum!freed

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Calls to Atari distributors also revealed the following (if you haven't
bought your ST yet.

You can get the ST, Mono, Color, 1 single sided drive, 1 double sided drive
for around $1500.

You can get the ST, Mono, Color, 1 single sided drive, 1 hard drive for about
$2400.

One mail order operation has been buying the "big package" and selling the
pieces.

Caveat - Atari has a strange return/warrenty policy.  The warrenty is
provided/sold by the dealer.  Local dealers provide it free, but are under
no obligation to do so.   I am told that this policy may change soon.

> Calls to Atari distributors also revealed the following (if you haven't
> bought your ST yet.
> 
> You can get the ST, Mono, Color, 1 single sided drive, 1 double sided drive
> for around $1500.
> 
> You can get the ST, Mono, Color, 1 single sided drive, 1 hard drive for about
> $2400.
> 
> One mail order operation has been buying the "big package" and selling the
> pieces.
> 
> Caveat - Atari has a strange return/warrenty policy.  The warrenty is
> provided/sold by the dealer.  Local dealers may provide it free, but are under
> no obligation to do so.   I am told that this policy may change soon.
> 

Before I get fried for mis-information, the 2 drive is $1700 and the
Hard-drive version is $2500.

The hard disk is the Haba drive not the Atari low-cost drive.

With all the options, buying an Atari will be like buying a component
stereo.

Dealers seem to be a little upset with Atari.  No matter how hard they
try to sell the higher profit machine, people buy the Atari.  One dealer
has sold out three times.  The problem, he's got 128's for the same price.

Since dealers seem to be sadly lacking in imagination, let's give them
some help.  Show them Ravi's 1meg upgrade.  Maybe they will show a little
more enthusiasm if they can charge $150 for $6 in parts and an hour's work.

Any info on EXTERNAL ram upgrades?

I think that there's enough interest about the $300 development package
to post a name and phone number to the net.  Will someone please do this.

Phil Rastocny
..!drutx!pmr