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From: martin@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Daniel Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: Does Commodore really want to sell WB2.0? I Dont Think So.
Message-ID: <1991Jan11.003327.14423@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Date: 11 Jan 91 00:33:27 GMT
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In article <241@coplex.UUCP> dean@coplex.UUCP (Dean Brooks) writes:
>   Here we have WorkBench 2.0.  It has been over 1 and 1/2 years past
>its original anticipated release date.  Only owners of 3000's, dealers
>and Commercial Developers have 2.0, and its on disk rather than in ROM.

   Sure of that?  2.0 was never released for A500/1000/2000.
 
>   So, what exactly are they doing at Commodore?  Beta-Testing? 
>Chi-Testing?  The most heard complaint of Amiga equipment is the old
>WorkBench system, yet Commodore seems to want to wait until the
>hardware is obsolete.
>
    The same people who wants 2.0 now, would be very unpleased if the
new release they paid for was bug ridden.  In fact, yes 2.0 is still
in the testing phaze.  I believe it will be release on ROM *SOON*.

>   As an avid Amiga owner, and a very proud and productive user, what
>exactly is the status of WB2.0 for the 2000 series (or 500 for that
>matter).  

    WB2.0 can be use right now on a 500/2000 (with extra ram).  When
committed to ROM (I.e. as bug free as possible), I think they'll turn
their attention to upgrade the OS of the whole amiga family.  If not,
well... amiga users are inventive.

> Is it possible to place orders yet?  Is it possible for me to
>pay $600.00 and get a copy (of WB2.0) NOW?

    You can always send your check! :-) 

>   Basically, to rehash an old topic, why is it still buried deep inside
>Commodore, away from the most popular Amiga models?  And when will they
>actually let someone (besides proud A3000 owners) use it?

    Basically, to rehash an old topic:
	-> When it will be ready. <-

    When I bought a A3000, I received a sheet saying that OS2.0 is still
beta.  That meant possible bugs and troubles.  And in the beginning it
had quite a few of them (I used 1.3 for a while, since I had to work!).
All revision up to now (2.04) fixes important bugs.

    You can't expect to let every amiga users use a beta versions of an OS, 
without MAJOR problems.  For instance what would think a business 
upgrading to 2.0 (with honest hopes), when they see that their favorite
softwares doesn't work properly or that the OS sometimes thrash their 
HardDisks?  What would YOU think if just before printing a session 
report at 5:00 AM the partition where this file is located becomes
corrupted?

    So, they'll release 2.0 when it will be ready.

>dean@coplex.UUCP   Dean A. Brooks

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