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From: micro@imada.dk (Klaus Pedersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: MegaSTe info, now TOS 2.05
Message-ID: <1991Feb12.185458.10074@imada.dk>
Date: 12 Feb 91 18:54:58 GMT
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schaper@pnet51.orb.mn.org (S Schaper) writes:

>[ Make TOS 2.05 available for 'older' ST's ]

It is possible for Atari to make an upgrade, for the older ST's - the only
hardware required is 2 roms (128Kb x 8) and a new GLUE chip. The GLUE makes
all the rom chip selects. The new GLUE should make chip selects in the 0xE0 
range instead of the 0xFC range. (with 6 rom sockets of each 128Kb there
should be 768Kb rom space - now say that there is no room for GDOS).

There is problems however... All the new Atari computers (STE,TT) have new 
hardware! (TOS 1.8 and NOT TOS 2.05).

Another problem is that Atari might not see the enougt potential sale in 
such an upgrade, to justify the development of a new GLUE, and yet another 
version of TOS.


Klaus Pedesen