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From: bdm@fabry.rice.edu (Brian D. Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Upgrade Hell -- a myriad of choices
Message-ID: <1991Feb12.170959.13472@rice.edu>
Date: 12 Feb 91 17:09:59 GMT
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Reply-To: bdm@fabry.rice.edu (Brian D. Moore)
Organization: Dept. of Space Physics, Rice University, Houston TX
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    It's getting closer to THAT time -- the dreaded need to upgrade.  I'll 
avoid the IHDQ (Inevitable Hard Drive Question) and focus on the Meat and
Potatoes.
    So, being of weak skill (and will), I shall most definitely send the unit
to someone more qualified.  And I shall go for the whole 4 megs.  (Boy, I
never thought 1 Meg could be so small :-)) So that is not the contention.
However, there is no point in having the unit cracked open without getting
some other perks, like TOS > 1.2 .  So, what's available.  Can I (or will I)
be able to get TOS 1.60? 1.62? 2.00?  Any pratfalls (i.e., is there a bug-free
1.60 chip source)?  And (gulp) how much is that going to cost?  Who does it?
Who does it WELL?  Should I wait for TT (or does TT == Godot)?  Your thoughts,
O Wise One.

     Also, on a related note:  are there any plans to put NeoDesk 3 on cartridge?
It seems SOMEBODY should be using that damn port, why not them?

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Brian D. Moore              |
Space Physics and Astronomy | Nobody looks good with brown lipstick on. -- FZ
Rice University, Houston TX |
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