Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!mcsun!ukc!mucs!p4.cs.man.ac.uk!gilbertd From: gilbertd@p4.cs.man.ac.uk (Dave Gilbert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn Subject: Re: RiscOS 3.0 - New infos... Message-ID: Date: 3 Jun 91 07:42:40 GMT References: <1991May31.232444.7970@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Sender: news@cs.man.ac.uk Distribution: comp Lines: 41 In <1991May31.232444.7970@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Gavin.Flower@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Gavin Flower) writes: >I have a *VERY* strong suspicion that the new RISC-OS >wil be officially released in October. Well the story I was told about the relase of it was that we wont be able to get our hands on it till the start of next year. But I wouldnt be suprised if Acorn announced it sooner - there always was a 6 Month wait for Acorn stuff. A developer told me that Acorn have a system where it is released in house for 3 Months and then to developers for 3. The way we worked it out at the time it made October look possible - a bit tight though. All I can say is if the price range I was told (#80-#115) then Acorn must make sure it should be as near to bug free as possible (I dont expect 100% bug free - that isnt practible - just close). >October should be interesting in other ways for Acorn stuff, >HINT if effort is not going into bringing the ARM3 up to spec, >*WHERE* is the effort going!!!! Not to mention what Acorn is >going to do with the MEMC2, etc... Your right - October should be interesting - there is a show isnt there? All the rumours of Portable Arcs should come to something reasonable - it would be pretty dumb for Acorn to release a portable with RiscOs 2 - but I wouldnt put it past Acorn. It would be nice to bring the Arm 3 upto spec. - but I think that is more likely to wait for whatever chip they get out next. **** Why don't Acorn keep the people who buy there machine informed of what is going on? Every body knows that they must be developing new software and hardware - they would really be dumb not to. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Dave Gilbert - gilbertd@p4.cs.man.ac.uk - The MTBF of a piece of equipment - - G7FHJ@GB7NWP - is inversly proportional to its - ------------------------------------------- importance -