Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!ucsd!rutgers!njin!limonce From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Interesting note from c.s.atarti.st (was: "Re: A little detective work...") Message-ID: Date: 6 Sep 89 03:49:42 GMT References: <890824.01342113.020170@SFA.CP6> <5440049@hplsla.HP.COM> <1673@atari.UUCP> <2891@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> <1674@atari.UUCP> <21894@cup.portal.com> <1207@ultb.UUCP> Organization: Drew University/NJIN Lines: 30 Someone asked if they should upgrade the OS on their Atari ST to the new TOS 1.4: In article <1207@ultb.UUCP> clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser) writes: > You bet it's worth it! I've seen TOS 1.4 in action, and there are SO > many nice things in it, and SO many things fixed in it. I can't see how > anybody would NOT want it! > > For example: Now you can rename folders, you have a MOVE command, disk > reads and writes are faster, windows open up in the RIGHT places, and > you have the keyboard controlled warm/cold resets. > > These are just the things that are OBVIOUS! The stuff you cannot see > that are fixed are NUMEROUS! No more 40 file folder limit, or 16 meg > partitions, a rewritten GEMDOS, etc. > > However, I think $100 is a bit too much. If Atari wants to get 1.4 out [Much deleted] Windows appear in the right places? $100? I will nevernevernevernever complain about a bug in AmigaDOS again! Promise! -Tom -- Drew University -- Tom Limoncelli C M Box 1060 -- limonce@pilot.njin.net P O Box 802 -- tlimonce@drunivac.Bitnet Madison, NJ 07940 -- 201-408-5389