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From: dale@amiga.UUCP (Dale Luck)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Bad news about 1.2 & New Amigas
Message-ID: <1597@amiga.amiga.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Nov-86 00:18:14 EST
Article-I.D.: amiga.1597
Posted: Mon Nov  3 00:18:14 1986
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References: <2553@gitpyr.gatech.EDU>
Reply-To: dale@tooter.UUCP (Dale Luck)
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Keywords: 1.2 news

In article <2553@gitpyr.gatech.EDU> rodney@gitpyr.gatech.EDU (Rodney Ricks) writes:
>Thus, Commodore/Amiga, in its infinite wisdom,
>has decided to (or is at least thinking about) putting 1.1 INSTEAD of 1.2
>in the new (and current) Amigas!  Yes, you are reading this correctly, and
>I am getting this from a reliable source.
Let's put an end to this reliable source's BS right now.
I believe you have not heard the entire story here so lets not jump to
conclusions.
The current amigas are going out with 1.1 simply because they are already
packaged that way. We have not released 1.2 even as of Oct 30. The time to
get into production and unpackage all those packages of documentation and
and disks is too much for cbm to bear, so we are just shipping current
A1000's with stock 1.1. As the inventory of 1.1disks/manuals depletes iteself
they will be replaced with 1.2. New amigas require 1.2 both for the
extra features such as expansion as well as it is the only rommed version
of the software. So back off jack 8-) until you get your facts straight.
Maybe a call to amiga-commodore would help calm your fears.
>
>How is 1.2 going to be used?  It's going to be treated like an "add on."
>An EXTRA COST add-on!  They will probably only charge only $15 or so, but
>the point is that 1.2 will not automatically come in Amigas, and there
>will be little incentive for programmers to use its extra features.
>
I beg, cbm will would be stupid to treat 1.2 as an add on (my opinion)
and should asap move 1.2 into production to go out with new and
current amigas. The extra cost add on $15 bucks, bfd. If you think that
those people that have already spent $1k and up $(big number) will balk at
$15 well I guess we placed the A1000 in the wrong market.  Are you trying
to tell me that the only incentive for programmers to use the grand and
wonderfull new features of 1.2 is because it will standard on all amigas?
What about the fact that many new programs cannot do without 1.2 as well
as many hardware addons. 1.2 is here to stay, ( as soon as it gets here :)
as well as until it is replaced by 1.3 (currently in planning stages :)

>I hate to start flames flying, but I think this news deserves some attention.
Your right I think it does deserve some attention, I hope I have given it
all the attention it deserves and there will be no more said about this.
Please mail to me the source of misinformation/misinterpretation so you
and I can get this straightened out and everyone can get on with their
1.2 programming. hear! hear! I'll drink to that.
>
>P.S.  Please excuse the words in all capitals and the exclamation points, but
>its the only way that I know of to SCREAM OVER USENET!!!!!
I heard you all the way to the west coast so I hope this catches up with
you flame before there is too much more flaming done.

Dale Luck (Duck)
Back from my sabbatical and working hard.  My opinions do not necessarily
match my employers (CBM) but if they don't, sparks will fly. 8*(