Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!taurus!aldebaran!schweige From: schweige@aldebaran.cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications Subject: Re: Kickstart 2.0 Message-ID: <2133@aldebaran.cs.nps.navy.mil> Date: 23 Apr 91 01:43:13 GMT References: <1292@screamer.csee.usf.edu> <1991Apr22.084438.1975@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl> <91112.172405IO91461@MAINE.BITNET> Reply-To: schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger) Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA Lines: 36 In article <91112.172405IO91461@MAINE.BITNET> IO91461@MAINE.BITNET (Tom Nezwek) writes: > > Its pretty obvious that Commodore is draging its feet by not releasing >the New OS to 500/2000/2500 owners. This concept of "You must purchase >an Amiga 3000 to get wb2.0" just plain sucks and I'm sure 90% of the >amiga users feel the same way. If wb2.0 is stable enough to risk the >success of their premeir, top of the line Amiga 3000, then its sure the >hell stable enough to market to those users who are willing to accept its >unforeseen bugs. ... > -Tom Nezwek > > PS: can't wait for Commodore to tell me that I'm wrong, their right, and > that I have no bussiness voicing my oppinion. First, I'm not from Commodore, so nothing I add here has any official basis (and probably no factual basis). Secondly, you have every right to voice your opinion. Commodore has every right to disagree with your opinion. Now, for more conjecture and opinion. I happen to agree that 2.0 should not be released until it's ready. Releasing an intermediate version of it, was, IMHO, necessary for the A3000, as otherwise some of the 3000's features, not presently part of other Amigas (ECS Denise, 2meg Agnus - although MegaChip 2000 addresses this one). I would rather wait a little while longer, and allow Commodore to get 2.0 right, than to have them get stuck supporting multiple configurations. I'm also quite happy that many of the Commodore engineers take time to participate on Usenet. They don't have to. Jeff Schweiger -- ******************************************************************************* Jeff Schweiger Standard Disclaimer CompuServe: 74236,1645 Internet (Milnet): schweige@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil *******************************************************************************