XPost: comp.sys.atari.8bit   
   From: darklord@suddenlink.net   
      
   On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:13:43 +0000, Hg wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:52:27 -0700, joecassara wrote:   
      
      
      
   > Guess those displays must have been a happier memory for people in the   
   States,   
   > were you allowed to use the computers on display?   
      
   Yes.   
      
   > Here in the UK a particular consumer electronics chain put a bunch of systems   
   > ready to use within easy access of people, and then the store assistants   
   > were told to go ballistic if anyone even touched the things.   
   > How sad is that?   
      
   Our local Atari dealer was Software Alternatives. Had a really great guy   
   for the owner - encouraged everyone coming through the door to grab stuff   
   and play with it. He sold hardware, software, and did repairs. One time, I   
   managed to blow parts of a SC1224 monitor and my ST's sound chip up, when   
   I tried to put stereo speakers in the monitor. I took it to him for   
   repairs and he had it done the next day - he asked me if I had tried to   
   hook the monitor up to an Amiga...I laughed so hard I almost cried. :)   
      
   One of the saddest days ever for me, when he announced he was closing up   
   shop. Still, it was a happy ending of sorts. This guy made a small fortune   
   off Atari, and when he read the writing on the wall, he managed to get out   
   while the getting was good and retired to somewhere in Florida. Last I   
   heard, he was still doing great. I'm always glad to hear those kinds of   
   stories, instead of the usual "I lost xxx money with Atari" kind.  :)   
      
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