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From: watters@anaconda.cis.ohio-state.edu (david r watters)
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Subject: Re: Kickstart 2.0
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Date: 23 Apr 91 06:44:48 GMT
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In article <2133@aldebaran.cs.nps.navy.mil> schweige@cs.nps.navy.mil (Jeffrey M. Schweiger) writes:

>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).

This is not total true.  The A3000 also runs under OS1.3!  It should have been
released with 1.3 if 2.0 was not ready.  Obviously C-A felt 2.0 was ready 
enough to be released in A3000's... well then, it is ready enough to ship in
A500's and A2000's and should be available as a upgrade for those that already
own machines.  Everyone would understand that it was not the final or newest
version of the OS, just as A3000 owners know this.

>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. 

I totally agree! However, I paid $3000 for a A2500/30.  Two weeks later the
A3000 came out with 2.0 for $2500.  I can't even get A2091 ROMS that work
as they should.  Why shouldn't my machine also have 2.0? My Amiga Dealer
is still trying to tell me that the A2500/30 is C-A's flagship until the
A3000T comes out.  ECS Denise is done!  It's going into A3000's and Rejuvinated
A1000's... I got the 1meg Agnus... Add 2.0 and I am set!  
So... Why can't we all get ECS Denises?  Why can't we all get 2.0?
 
It should be all or none because I just can't see any reason why I shouldn't
drop an ECS Denise in my machine now, and 2.0 is -=* MORE *=- stable than
1.3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-)!!!!!!!

note:  If we were talking about a couple intuition bugs being fixed or some
       smaller commands in the C directory it would be a different story... but
       2.0 is a totally new personality and way of life and that makes this a
       very important issue!

Dave
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