On 29/7/02 4:10 AM, "Joshua Johnston" <flagg_at_midmaine.com> wrote:
>
> Unfortunately, it looks like Paul is going for the die-hard
> pay-any-price type, instead of really contributing to the Newton
> community. I'm sorry, but $50 for a product that'll only be truly
> -useful- to a small fraction of a percentage of the Newton community is
> price gouging, particularly when it could be a lot more useful to a lot
> more people, simply by lowering the price significantly.
Joshua,
I have been a lurking reader of this newsgroup for 4 years or so.
I have enjoyed using Apple's Newton MessagePad since their first model in
the early 90's, the Original "MessagePad". I am the proud owner of a MP2100.
I have a collection of linear flash cards, and a CF adapter card I bought a
year ago in anticipation of Paul finishing his ATA driver...
A lot of us here have felt with Paul the ups and downs of his efforts in
getting this driver up and running. We have offered moral support, donations
(rarely) people have lent him Newtons to continue his work while his
equipment was down etc. - he is short of funds and financial support like
any other student who is also a programmer...
We also doubt that Paul will be raking in thousand of sales when he does
complete his driver. His choice to set a price is his own and should be
accepted by the Newton User Community as fair and equitable based on the
effort he has put into it.
Your comments distress me greatly and make me feel that little care and
though have been taken before you committed your fingers to the keyboard.
Please consider what you say more carefully in future, so as to avoid making
people like Paul feel discouraged from ever again embarking on projects like
his ATA driver!!
Thanks for your time.
Adam Macks
Townsville,
North Queensland
Australia
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