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On Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:07:51 -0400, Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:45:51 -0400, David Solimano <david@solimano.org>  
>wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 Jun 2015 09:53:48 -0700 (PDT), sinclap
>> <peter.sinclairday@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Been promising since the early 90's.
>>> On Friday, July 6, 2012 at 5:43:48 PM UTC-4, Clu wrote:
>>>> On 6/19/12 8:51 AM, sinclap wrote:
>>>> > What ever happened to Atari's $40 million dollar worldwide  
>>>> advertising on their wares?
>>>>
>>>> When was that?  Recently?
>>>>
>>>> Doc Clu
>>
>> That sir is a long time to wait before following up.  Though hardly
>> the longest I've seen.
>
>Hi guys, I'm obviously very late to the game but I would love to get more  
>information about your personal experiences with the Atari ST line in  
>particular. My first computer was a TI944A and then I got an IBM PS/1 286  
>in 1991. Ever since, I've wondered whether I would have enjoyed having  
>purchased an Atari ST, an Amiga or even a Mac instead as my first real  
>computer. I know of Atari's history and especially realize that they  
>banked the whole company on the success of the Jaguar (which never  
>happened) but I'm curious what you guys think _should_ have happened,  
>especially since the Atari Falcon seemed like a pretty decent computer,  
>the operating system seemed to have evolved quite well and, as far as I  
>know, Atari still had a lot of money in the bank to continue a computer  
>hardware business had they chosen to do so back then.

I was more of an 8-Bit man, but comp.sys.atari.st still have life in
it, or at least lurkers who will respond if you ask if anyone is
there.  Come on over!
-- 
David Solimano
david@solimano.org

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sinclap here.. sinclap <peter.sinclairday@gmail.com> - 2012-06-18 21:51 -0700
  Re: sinclap here.. Clu <drclu@swbell.net> - 2012-07-07 01:43 +0400
    Re: sinclap here.. Joey jOJo JuNior ShaBadoo <barney@moestavern.com> - 2013-04-15 20:18 -0400
      Re: sinclap here.. sinclap <peter.sinclairday@gmail.com> - 2017-02-24 19:37 -0800
    Re: sinclap here.. sinclap <peter.sinclairday@gmail.com> - 2015-06-20 09:53 -0700
      Re: sinclap here.. David Solimano <david@solimano.org> - 2015-06-23 22:45 -0400
        Re: sinclap here.. Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-07-07 10:07 -0400
          Re: sinclap here.. David Solimano <david@solimano.org> - 2015-07-29 22:16 -0400
  Re: sinclap here.. sinclap <peter.sinclairday@gmail.com> - 2017-02-24 19:37 -0800

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