Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!atari!jpatton
From: jpatton@atari.UUCP (J. E. Patton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: TOS 1.4 features??? (Was Re: Disk Speedup)
Message-ID: <1729@atari.UUCP>
Date: 13 Oct 89 20:36:06 GMT
References: <1728@atari.UUCP>
Distribution: comp.sys.atari.st
Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA
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in article <1728@atari.UUCP>, jpatton@atari.UUCP (J. E. Patton) says:
> 
> in article <1113@electro.UUCP>, carlo@electro.UUCP (Carlo Sgro) says:
>> 
>> In article <1725@atari.UUCP> jansen@atari.UUCP (Mark O. Jansen) writes:
>>>I'd recommend you get Rainbow TOS, for this and lots of other reasons.
>> 
>> Well, what are those reasons??  I've seen a LOT of discussion about 1.4 but
>> I still haven't seen a summary of its new features and how to use them.  Is
>> this asking too much (honest question!)?  
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> Carlo Sgro                             ... but does Bo know nuclear physics?
>> watmath!watcgl!electro!carlo            
Dealers are now receiving information sheets along with
their Rainbow TOS orders.  If your dealer hasn't ordered
the new TOS recently he may not have it, but his contact
in dealer services at Atari Corp. will be happy to send
it to him.

In short the addendum addresses:

   1. The file selector (expanded drive selector,improved wildcards).
   2. Moving files by holding down [Control] as you click on and drag
      selected files.
   3. Skip option available for group copying.
   4. Aborting group move, copy, or delete operation by holding
      down [Undo].
   5. Disks formatted are fully MS-DOS compatible.
   6. The Install Applications option allows you select an application
      to auto-boot.
   7. Copy and Format dialogs have been combined.
   8. Folders can be renamed.
   9. The [Control][Alt][Delete] sequence will reset your computer.
      The [Control][Alt][Right Shift][Delete] causes a cold boot.

The addendum does not address improvements such as improved
FAT searches or a more responsive mouse.
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