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From: rcb@netcom.UUCP (Roy Bixler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: TOS Veriosn ???
Message-ID: <21340@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jan 91 02:49:59 GMT
References: <1991Jan18.164035.10583@rice.edu>
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In article <1991Jan18.164035.10583@rice.edu> bdm@sirius.rice.edu (Brian D Moore) writes:
>
>     Quick question...how do I know which version I have?  I thought it
>would be on the ABOUT TOS window, but no. Given the methods of Atari, I assume
>the age of the computer is rarely helpful in determining this, but
>I bought it in 1988.  Perhaps the default date tells, which is 4/22/87.

Would that be TOS version 1.2?  Anyway, there is a program called
'tos_vers' under the 'utilities' directory on atari.archive which will
tell which version of TOS you have.  Good point though - if Atari
would tell you the version in the 'About ...' dialog, life would be
simpler!

Roy Bixler
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