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From: grahamt@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Graham Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Where can I get TOS 1.4 (disk version)?
Message-ID: <2857@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
Date: 12 Jun 90 11:34:07 GMT
References: <2212@atari.UUCP>
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From article <2212@atari.UUCP>, by towns@atari.UUCP (John Townsend):
> The only _legal_ and Atari authorized versions are available in 2-chip
> and 6 chip ROM formats. Check with your local Atari Dealer for more info
> on prices and availablility.
> 
> -- John Townsend
>    Atari Corp.

The above applies only in part where the UK is concerned.  Atari UK do
now actually have TOS 1.4 ROMs in stock (at least, they did a couple of
weeks ago), but they only ordered the six-chip set.  For some reason,
they quote a price per chip, rather than a price per set, so I expect
that when (if??) they ever do order the two-chip set the upgrade cost
for TOS 1.2 owners will come down.  As it is, I had to pay for the six
chips, and then pay extra for four new sockets.  Naturally (for Atari
UK), the chips came with zero documentation on the features of the new
TOS, although a three-page 'technical note' was supplied with details of
the part numbers and positioning of the old and new chips. 

Apart from Allan Pratt's original posting on the features of TOS 1.4,
the best user documentation I found was in the February 1989 (yes, that
long ago!) edition of ST World (the UK one, not the US one).

Despite all this, yes, it is worth having.

Graham
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