Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!mcsun!ukc!icdoc!sot-ecs!snb90 From: snb90@uk.ac.soton.ecs (Stewart Brodie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn Subject: Re: RiscOS 3.0 - New infos... Message-ID: <8106@ecs.soton.ac.uk> Date: 11 Jun 91 11:59:45 GMT References: <1991May31.232444.7970@comp.vuw.ac.nz> <1991Jun4.063011.19340@rata.vuw.ac.nz> Sender: news@ecs.soton.ac.uk Distribution: comp Lines: 28 Originator: snb90@gloriana In <1991Jun4.063011.19340@rata.vuw.ac.nz> banksie@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Philip Banks) writes: >In article gilbertd@p4.cs.man.ac.uk (Dave Gilbert) writes: > [Stuff about release dates deleted. ] >>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. >> > Well the rumors on the net indicate that this is very likely. >> >>**** 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. > I personally think it is a good stand. You do not get any vaporware > from Acorn. Only products that work and are here now. > Philip Banks We only want to know what is going on. It is not a question of getting products out of Acorn that haven't been tested. If Acorn told us what they were programming, then they could obtain useful comments about possible enhancements and omissions in their new software from the readers of this group. The end product would therefore be liked by many more people. Stewart Brodie University of Southampton