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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Kickstart 2.02
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Date: 25 Oct 90 11:23:59 GMT
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In <1938@nemesis.stsci.edu>, scott@stsci.EDU (Jim Scott) writes:
>C= just announced they've shipped a new kickstart.
>
>Boy, it's news to the C= dealer's here.  They haven't a clue
>what I'm talking about.

So get on the dealer's case.

>I've never been so frustrated.  I love the A3000 I bought BUT.
>
>1.  An bug-free operating system has not been delivered for the 
>       product.

Has a bug-free OS been delivered for _ANY_ system? Think about it.
The 3000 has as bug-free an OS as any A500, A1000, or A2000. It has an
additional OS that has, at this time, a few more bugs than the one in common
with the rest of the line.

>2.  A promised peice of software has not been delivered (AmigaVision).

But it has been (and is being) delivered. Witness the postings from various
folks saying so. Should we assume that they are lying?

>3.  Now they announce that a helpful update to the OS is available
>       as yet another stop-gap measure till the real OS is available
>       and I can't get it because the dealer's haven't been told 
>       anything.

As pointed out above, the 'real OS' is available now. If you don't like having
a 'stop-gap' while awaiting 2.0, use 1.3. As for the dealers you are speaking
of, get them off their butts and talking to Commodore. It is common for dealers
not to know what is happening, but it is not common among the dealers who I
consider good.

>This is not good business practice.  Yes, it's a great machine.
>Yes it has good, smart, consumers (vis-a-vis USENET postings -
>for the most part)....but I would no longer recommend the 3000
>over the Mac here at work.  C=, get  it together.

That's your privilege, of course, but you might consider placing the blame
where it lies.

-larry

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