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Re: Many questions...

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From: Neil Harris
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1986 19:30
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In article <1595@cwruecmp.UUCP>, bammi@cwruecmp.UUCP (Jwahar R. Bammi) writes:

> 	We had posted a way to do this from TOS a long time ago, right
> here. If you want it again just holler.

OK, I'm hollering.

> The Cp/m emulator is being passed around on MANY BBSs right here in USA. I
> feel that atari made a bigmistake by distributing it  free in europe
> and not here, as it will be quite impossible to convince people to shell
> out $$ for something that you are giving away for free somewhere else.

Who said anything about charging?  Once we have the utility we'll post the
real, final version and all the files that go with it.  Free.

> ***** FLAME ON ****
> 	It is quite evdident that atari has excellent but extremely limited
> resources, to support the ST line. My opinion is that atari should be
> spending these resources on getting out new and wonderful things like the
> TT etc, and providing better support to existing developers...
> Let third party developers put out things such as games, emulators
> and other addon and end user products.

In this case, we feel it is important enough for the total marketability of
the ST to devote the resources to the PC emulator.

That doesn't mean that you or I want them, but lots of business types do.

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Subject: Re: Many questions...
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Date: Wed, 15-Oct-86 15:30:48 EDT
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