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From: re0t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ronald William Ely)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Kickstart 2.0
Message-ID: <Yc54BIy00VIGNe2VAZ@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 23 Apr 91 14:23:16 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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	2.0 should have been released for the 2*00/500 a long time ago. 
I got my 2000 last year (2 weeks before the ed. plan started. *groan*) with
the understanding that it would be easier to upgrade.  I am now getting the
distinct impression that the wonderful folks at commodore are intentionally
holding 2.0 back from me because they want everyone to just buy 3000's.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for that, but I don't happen to have $3000
laying around.  
	Some developers are already beginning to "take advantage of
the capabilities of the new OS." In other words, they are writing software
that I cannot run on my machine.  Not that I blame them, I wish I had
all those wonderful built in features for my programs.  But until it is
available to more than 3% of the user base, how can we expect good
programmers to use these features in software that can actually be used?
	2.0 *IS* ready or else they wouldn't be shipping it in the 3000.
The only reason I can think of that they haven't released it for the rest of
us is that they want to influence people to upgrade to 3000's instead of
buying 3rd party gadgets to enhance their old systems.  I hope this is
wrong, I'd hate to think commodore would pull a sleezy marketing trick
on what is probably the most loyal user base any computer company
has ever enjoyed.
	I WANT MY 2.0!!!  I WANT MY PRODUCTIVITY MODE!!!
I WANT TO SEE A GREEN GURU!!!

	Ron Ely