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From: COSC60I@jane.uh.edu (Bandolar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Query Commodore
Message-ID: <1360@jane.uh.edu>
Date: 26 Jul 89 05:27:46 GMT
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>      Commodore is being VERY tight-lipped with 1.4.  Why?  What has been
>  announced about it?  Is this because of the 1.3 delay problem?

>      Also, Commodore hasn't (to my knowledge) released any technical
>  specs on the ECS.  Is this because it isn't finished or are they being
>  mysterious about that too.  They shouldn't because, after all, it IS
>  available.
> 
>      Also, is VLT docs available?  My first impression was "Bleach!" but
>  I keep hearing so much praising about it.  Some of the features sound
>  great.
> 

Hi, I'm sysop of Phoenix96 in Houston.  I get the impression that 1.4 is
getting close at least.  The latest I've heard sounds pretty incredible
to be honest.  Arexx: builtin, ARP:CBM version built in, Hooks for (?!)
Virtual Memory.  Better Fonts, hooks for "outline" type fonts, WB & 
Intuition somehow changed to be a lot better (can't remember the
exact terminology though).  Supposedly CLI & WB will be better integrated
as well.  But, What is ECS and VLT????

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