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From: manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Kickstart 2.0
Message-ID: <880.28159aca@vger.nsu.edu>
Date: 24 Apr 91 18:48:41 GMT
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In article <1991Apr22.084438.1975@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl>, breemen@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl (E. van Breemen) writes:
> I have read about the kickstart 2.0 talk. In my opinion Commodore should
> give the Kickstart 2.0 free (in a disk form and their latest version) to 
> say ab20.. In this way everyone can test it who wants to. If the final

hahahahahaha...  You have got to be kidding?  Sigh... I see that you 
are not.

>  (rom-) releases are there, you can buy the official one. Commodore
> will then be able to control the Kickstart disease by releasing 
> official copies and not be confronted by hacked versions. My current
> interest is to check if my own written software will run under 2.0. If

Send $75 to Commodore and you too can become a registered developer.

> I don't have 2.0 I can't check it, or worse I can't guarantee the proper
> working of my programs under 2.0. This is a situation that Commodore
> certainly wants to avoid if it wants people to change their kickstart from
> 1.2/1.3 to 2.0. An answer could be: why are you not a developer? Simply
> I think it is a lot of money ($75 or so) for a student just to test its
> sotfware. You have to pay this every year until 2.0 is released finally.

If it is too much money then I guess you will have to do without.  I know
that you may not believe this, but Commodore is a _business_.  A business
costs money to operate.  Operating System maintenance and support 
(and enhancing!) is not _free_.   Why should you get it for free??

> I am waiting almost 1 year for 2.0. I hope I can buy 2.0 before I buy
> my next computer (My 500 is becoming more or less stone aged). 
> Commodore should not delay everything so much. It should be possible to
> release 1 new OS every 5 years?

Why do a lot of A500 owners sound like you?

> 
> Erwin van Breemen
> Orega Holland

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