Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!NDSUVM1.BITNET!UD140469 From: UD140469@NDSUVM1.BITNET.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: The experiment ends... (or, Atari's 520ST replacement plan Message-ID: <8704171832.AA07396@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Fri, 17-Apr-87 12:42:49 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8704171832.AA07396 Posted: Fri Apr 17 12:42:49 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Apr-87 06:02:54 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 33 Received: by NDSUVM1 (Mailer X1.23) id 0013; Fri, 17 Apr 87 11:39:32 CDT Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1987 11:25 CDT From: Scott Udell Subject: The experiment ends... (or, Atari's 520ST replacement plan To: Digest Well, after 5 weeks, my new 520 from Atari arrived. That's right, new--I sent in my sickly old one with it's power supply, and got back a completly new one, along with new power supply, mouse (now I have an extra!), manuals, etc. For only $95 (which includes return shipping), I think this is a great deal, especially if you have an older model with out the R/F modulator--gives you a machine of greater resale value when it comes time to upgrade to a MEGA... One of the interesting pieces of paper that came along with the system was a voucher for a copy of the BOS/5 operating system. Apparently Atari has worked out a deal with the BOS (either British Operating System or Business Operating System, depending on who you talk to) people that lets you get a copy of BOS for "a materials and handling fee only" instead of spending the usual $45 ($45! I thought BOS cost somewhere in the area of $300!). The OS is available in two versions: a diskette-based system (1 disk) costing $11.95 ($11.95 for materials and handling?) or a hard disk-based system (3 disks) costing $21.95. According to the flyer, the "diskette-based system includes automatic demos, games that illustrate the power of MicroCobol (i.e., BOS/Space Invaders, BOS/Othello), and BOS product descriptions." Why do I have the feeling that the OS is nearly useless with out some of the applications programs that they list (like BOS/MicroCobol, BOS/Writer, etc.), programs that, if I remember correctly, cost quite a bit. Well, maybe it's worth it (after all, you do get Space Invaders). Isn't BOS supposed to be multi-tasking? Oh yeah--the BOS/5 User Manual is another $10. Scott Udell UD140469@NDSUVM1.BITNET ..