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From: rb@ccivax.UUCP (rex ballard)
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Subject: Re:Re: AmigaDOS not im ROM
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 21:26:45 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 17 21:26:45 1985
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> In article <536@x.UUCP> john@x.UUCP (John Woods) writes:
> >> In article <584@brl-tgr.ARPA> LAVITSKY@RU-BLUE.ARPA (Eric) writes:
> >> >	Yes, there is a 'Kickstart' disk that you must have on power
> >> >up.....
> >>
> >> From pictures it seems the Amiga just has another 256K of DRAMs that the
> >> OS is loaded into.  Who cares if it is "hardware locked"?  The Amiga OS
> >>must be pretty buggy if the designers went to the trouble of write protecting
> >>the OS memory. In an appliance computer such as the Amiga, you should *never*
> >> have to reset the machine!
> 
> That is, if you only run canned software that is in itself 100% bug free..
> A computer that never needs to be reset?  I guess that will be along about the
> same time as the VAX/laptop :-)
> >
> >First, you must remember that occaisionally we mere mortals who program make
> >mistakes. I would much rather have an OS bug *not* smash the OS than go ahead
> >and smash it.  I would even be more ecstatic to be able to get a new revision
> >of their OS by just changing Kickstart disks, rather than opening up the cheap
> >plastic container (damaging those *&^%^*@# Phillips head screws in the
> >process) and popping in new ROMS (bending pin 16 while I'm at it...).
> >
> >
> Imagine that you bought a new model of computer, one that would fit your needs
> perfectly.  Imagine then that you found out that the OS (in ROM, as you
> wanted) has a bug which prevents you from using a certain peripheral/software
> package which was what you really wanted to do.  You then find out that in the
> six months since you bought the machine, the manufacturer has come out with
> a new revision of the OS that fixes the problem.  If you are lucky, the
> manufacturer has a program to upgrade the machines with the old ROMs,

  Like choosing between those new APPLE Proms or The Mega Max (kinda hard to
	switch back and forth)

> otherwise you can buy a new machine, or keep the one you bought which does not
> do what you want.  What do you think of kickstart disks now?  This happened
> to me, and I had to buy a new machine.  I am going to buy an Amiga, and I am
> sure glad they are putting the OS in RAM.  Any OS this sophisiticated will no
> doubt be improved in time.  I want to be able to upgrade, not replace.
> 
> >
> >Three cheers and a bunny for the Amiga developers!
> >
> More cheers, and please hurry up and get it in the stores.
> 
> -- 
>               +---------------------------------------------+
>               |   allegra\   Randy Horton @ Fortune Systems |
>               |   cbosgd  \                                 |
>               |   dual     >!fortune!ranhome!randy          |
>               |   ihnp4   /                                 |
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>               +---------------------------------------------+

Good thing the ram is expandable!
(HINT,HINT,HINT ATARI) (see net.micro.atari)


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