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From: doctorj@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeffrey W Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Few questions/observations about the A3000
Keywords: KS 2.0
Message-ID: <1991May3.055020.18034@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: 3 May 91 05:50:20 GMT
References: <1991Apr26.202103.22105@javelin.sim.es.com> <1991Apr30.160504.22656@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> <1190@cbmger.UUCP>
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In article <1190@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>
>In all these arguments whether to put 2.0 in ROM or on a KS disk,
>I can contribute another one:
>
>I favor releasing 2.0 only on ROM, because this way the customer is
>forced to get it from Commodore and not just copies it at his neighbour.
>This not because of the revenue (you don't make money with such
>upgrades), but because of the fact that with KS on ROM there will be
>included a 2.0 User manual in the package. Anyone who has an A3000
>knows how big this thingie has grown.
>
I don't think that piracy is a valid issue when talking about operating
system upgrades.  The upgrades should be useable on all of the machines it
can possibly target.  The ROM is going to be compatible with pre-A3000
hardware and pre-ECS chipset, so it should run on all Amigas.  Besides,
ROMs are copyable too and AMAX pirates have proved this.  Not to mention
that reading the ROM that you are using and writing it to disk is CAKE!  I
could have the ROM in a file in 5 minutes flat!

Why should the A1000 market be thrown out?  A KS disk could be utilized
here with some slight modification.  That of course is a slightly different
argument, but... An A1000 equipped with an 030 board would benifit from a
KS disk immediately.  What about the A2500/030 users that could use a disk
based KS and load it into faster 32-bit memory?  Why force people to add
another ROM and switcher when they don't need it?  What it boils down to is
that if the new OS is destributed on both ROM and disk, a bigger user
base will be targeted.  Personally, I have no use for a ROM but a disk
version of 2.0 will (and does) work fine AND from 32-bit memory.  If C=
doesn't release a disk version, my ONLY choice is to 'pirate' a copy onto
disk.  And I am not about to give up an OS update just because C= only
released it on one medium.

>My point is: Anyone who tries to use 2.0 without the proper manual
>will fail or at least miss many of the new features. He probably
>won't be able to take full advantage of the OS. So perhaps he will
>be dispappointed and blame the OS/Commodore to not fulfill all his
>dreams, but perhaps he just didn't know that he had to issue one
>more argument to get all he wanted.
>
Awwwgh!  Poor Mr. Pirate didn't get his money's (or lack there of) worth.  This
is rediculous.  Software pirates don't usually have many complaints about
the software they steal!  Besides, OS updates are usually VERY reasonably
priced.  I believe I paid a whole $13 for the 1.3 update and manual.

>Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 

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