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From: brownp@dg-rtp.dg.com (Peter Brown)
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Subject: Re: TOS 2.0
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Date: 5 Nov 90 17:02:29 GMT
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In article <2726@atari.UUCP>, mui@atari.UUCP (Derek Mui) writes:
|> in article <CMM.0.88.657398135.larserio@kvart.ifi.uio.no>,
larserio@IFI.UIO.NO (LarsErikOsterud) says:
|> > 
|> > If you ask people to stop using a version of TOS 2.0 you should
offer
|> > them a new bug-free version.  Many people I know use 2.0 because
they
|> > like the extra funtions.  They keep asking if anyone can get hold
of
|> > a ROM-version of this great improvement to TOS.  Will such a
ROM-version og
|> > TOS 2.0 for ST, STE and MEGA ST be avaiable soon ????
|> > 
|> >  Lars-Erik  /  ABK-BBS +47 2132659  /   ____ ______
________________________
|> >   Osterud  /  larserio@ifi.uio.no  /   /___    /            The
norwegian ST
|> > __________/ ______________________/   ____/   /   Klubben,  user
association
|> 
|> 
|> 	Please Listen !!!!! The TOS 2.0 never exists. 
|> 
|> 	As far as I know, it is done by an irresponsible person who stole 
|> an alpha test version of the desktop, put in version 2.0 title in the
info 
|> box and distributed among you guys. Since it is not an official
release 
|> version, Atari is not obligated to replace it.
|> 
|> 	And you heard it right, it is an alpha test version and it is very 
|> buggy. If you insist to use it, that's fine with us. But don't
complain to 
|> us that it trashes your files or wipes out your whole partition.
|> 
|> 	
|> 
|> ==================================================================
|> Derek Mui, Atari Corp, 1196 Borregas Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
|> 
|> UUCP: {..ames!atari!mui}
|> 
|> Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are my own and they may be 
|> 	    hazardous to your mind.
|> ==================================================================
|> 
	What is the latest/best TOS that we can get from Atari for a basic ST
system?  Can we ever expect to see the new desktop in any form
ROM/HARDISK FILE?
Is any work going on for TOS version enhancements for the basic ST?

 --- Peter