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From: knieriem@uklirb.UUCP (Thomas Knieriemen AG v. Puttkamer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: A little detective work...
Summary: How to MOVE in TOS 1.4
Keywords: MOVE, TOS 1.4
Message-ID: <6614@uklirb.UUCP>
Date: 7 Sep 89 16:00:51 GMT
References: <8909062057.AA24180@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: knieriem@uklirb.UUCP (Thomas Knieriemen AG v. Puttkamer)
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, W-Germany
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Hello Netlanders,
after I've seen some questions about the features of TOS 1.4, here they are...
(I don't know of any documentation of these)

On Desktop:

Moves folders and files inside a volume (by holding down the cntrl-key while
dragging one (or some) folder(s) and file(s) into a window)

Renames folders (via "Show Info", like files)

Has a autostart feature for one GEM-Application (via "Install Application")

Install Application works now correctly (You can reinstall applications)

Has a new formating utility 

Has a new copy disk<->disk utility 

Can warmstart via keyboard "CNRT ALT DEL" and
coldstart "CNRT ALT RIGHTSHIFT DEL"

Has exented file selector box (with button to choose another volume)

Up, down, left and right arrows in windows now autorepeat
...
(I think where are other features out where, but I can't recall)


"Under" Desktop

Much faster diskoperation (harddisk too), the build in cache
(documented by Atari first 1985 in the Hitchhikers Guide through the Bios)
works now, you can extend this cache with a tool named "cacheXXX.prg" to the
desired block size

Removed 40 Folder bug
(includes removed malloc bug)

BIOS-devicedrivers now work through pointers behind the system variables,
so you can easyly replace them

The Clipboard routines work (Didn't they do that before, but nowbody cares?)

... many other bugs fixed

Disclamer: I do not speak for Atari, I'm just a user