Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!netcom!seitz From: seitz@netcom.UUCP (Matthew Seitz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: TT Desktop Summary: ATARI EXPLORER says maybe. Keywords: TT Desktop Message-ID: <20031@netcom.UUCP> Date: 5 Jan 91 00:20:16 GMT References: <1990Dec26.071538.13440@ccu.umanitoba.ca> <4135@uniol.UUCP> Organization: Netcom- The Bay Area's Public Access Unix System {408 241-9760 guest} Lines: 26 Pertinent quotes from ATARI EXPLORER January/February 1991: From the Dialog Box column: "View from the Top", by Sam Tramiel: "Atari brought several TT's to Comdex. Installed in these machines will be the new GEM desktop, a strongly revised and enhanced version of the ST user- interface, designed primarily for the TT, BUT ALSO COMPATIBLE WITH PRESENT AND FUTURE STs [emphasis mine]." From "The TT Desktop: Hands-on" by the Atari Explorer Technical Staff: "Though the new Desktop and CP were designed primarily for the TT, much of the software is FUNDAMENTALLY COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT ST SYSTEMS [emphasis mine], particularly the STe. It is likely, therefore, that within the next several months, the ENTIRE ST COMMUNITY MAY BENEFIT FROM ITS RELEASE [emphasis mine]." Looks like Atari is seriously concidering releasing the TT desktop for the ST. My guess is that user demand may be the deciding factor. If you want the TT desktop, I'd recommend writing to Atari and ATARI EXPLORER. Check the latest issue for addresses. -- Matthew Seitz seitz@netcom.UUCP netcom!seitz