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From: sdf!ekl@letni.lonestar.org
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 94 17:17 CDT
Apparently-From: seas!letni!sdf!ekl
To: gem-list@world.std.com
Subject: Re: State of the Union Address
Precedence: bulk
Too bad for ATARI? Sucks? Why change? There is my question. Why change?
For German programs that don't follow the standards of every other GUI
system made?
I never said its good because its has a certain companies name on. And
that goes for the Falcon too. IMHO, ATARI should have scrapped that beast
a long time ago, but were not here to debate what "sucks" and what doesn't.
An acceptable standard means adhering to the standards of other platforms.
Now, I know no one is gonna switch from NeXT or Apple or an Xwindows box
to an ST, but some people have both, and then there are lots of people
who will switch from an St to a Mac, and we wouldn't want them to get
confused now would we? (ok bad joke)
As to the Mac filesystem, I think its one HELL of a lot better than the
CPM/DOS/TOS/FAT filesystem, although I use a Minix filesystem for most
things. It is possible to install a Mac filesystem on an ST with MiNT
if you are so inclined. The ST is compatible with anything then!! Why
not keep compatibility?
I guess you are in Germany? Or are German? Saying ATARI sucks for
adapting others standards instead of the useless ^U is overly bias'd IMHO.