🚀 go-pugleaf

I think the BBS is a great way to distribute PD software - especially new
stuff.  But Atari could help ST users greatly by putting the important
stuff like text,disk,memory editors etc. on a few disks and including copies
of those disks with new STs.  Alternatively, Atari could supply dealers with
a few disks so new purchasers could copy them.  Some ambitious dealers
already do this without help from Atari.  Atari can simply state that they
are not responsible for any problems caused by the PD stuff.  Judging from
what I read on the net, particularly the notes on the developer's kit, I 
would guess that few people would hold Atari responsible anyway.  The
following, I believe, should be included with every ST:

1. Emacs or equivalent
2. Disk monitor (e.g. JOSHUA or Eli's SECED)
3. Memory editor (e.g. JOSHUA)
4. KERMIT and XMODEM (even if not built into an emulator)
5. EZSQUEEZE (Huffman scheme)
6. STPACK/STUNPACK (for transmitting lots of files)
7. XLISP 1.7 (available on the Atari BBS) + docs
8. FORTH(MACS?)
9. PD assembler
10. PD disassembler (one is being written by the president of our STUG)
11. UUENCODE/UUDECODE
12. File comparison utility
13. 410K/820K formatter (I'm asking for trouble now)
14. PICSWITCH6 (picture viewer - most formats handled)

plus a couple more I can't think of off hand.