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From: hvaalde@cs.vu.nl (Aalderen van Harold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: MegaSTe info, now TOS 2.05
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Date: 8 Feb 91 09:41:19 GMT
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neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth) writes:

>In article <4014@orbit.cts.com> schaper@pnet51.orb.mn.org (S Schaper) writes:
>>  This is an inevitable question, so I will ask it. How about having TOS 2.05
>>available for the older ST's, in both six and two chip sets (I have an early
>>520 now plus,  with the six chip set). It sure would be a major improvement
>>over TOS 1.0 and would be worth the investment. 
>> ...

>Well you're a latecomer to the discussion on new TOS versions but your vote on
>the matter is most welcome.

I vote for a fully compatible RAM loadable (from HD ofcourse) version for
HD owners
and if possible a stripped ROM version to satisfy floppy users and some
HD owners with little memory
By the way how big is the ROM space of the 1040STE?


Harold van Aalderen (hvaalde@cs.vu.nl)