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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: AmigaDOS v2.03
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References: <21136@cbmvax.commodore.com> <3458@trlluna.trl.oz>
Date: Mon, 6 May 1991 07:15:02 GMT

In article <3458@trlluna.trl.oz> aduncan@titan.trl.OZ.AU (Allan Duncan) writes:
>From article <21136@cbmvax.commodore.com>, by eric@cbmvax.commodore.com (Eric Cotton):
>...
>>>What is the version number? Is it greater than 37.33?
>> 
>> No.  Release 2.03 is comprised of:
>> 
>> 	Kickstart 36.209
>> 	Workbench/Extras 36.102
>
>I'm puzzled by the continued appearance of two sets of version numbers -
>a two decimal place set with a "37" prefix, and a three decimal set with
>"36" prefix.
>This has been going on for some time now - has anyone (Eric?) got an
>explanation?
>
	36/37 is simply the version of the OS and the numbers
after the decimal point are the specific revision within that
version. All the is available to non-developers/A3000 owners is
2.03, which is the 36.209/36.102.

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