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From: 2200ai@gmuvax2.gmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A590 & Starflight
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Date: 15 Jan 90 17:17:42 GMT
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I recently bought Starflight from Electronic Arts.  I own a 500 and an A590
hard drive.  After playing Starflight for a while the system will crash,
lock up, or GURU.  Upon calling EA they told me that it was the A590 causing
the problem and that the only work around was to remove it from the system.
Now I think that most of you will agree that plugging and unplugging things
from the A500 bus port all the time is not a very good idea.  I asked about a\
patch and they said no plans for a patch even though they know about the 
problem and from what I got from the conversation knew of the problem before
shipping.

Now I know that this is a relativly minor thing and that software companys
don't have to be compatable with everything on the market, but for God's 
sake it is not equipment from a third party manufacturer even.  The A590 is
made by Commodore!  I wish that EA would stop throwing away the book from
Commodore on software compatability.  EA could not even tell me why the 
program crashed.  Don't get me wrong I can get my money back on the program,
but I realy liked Starflight and us Amiga people have been waiting a long time
for Starflight.  I'll admit I am kind of pissed off at EA's attitude.  They
give the impression of "sorry, too bad, you loose."

Well thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Mike Montona