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From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Commodore didn't have to drop Zorro I.
Message-ID: <2735@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11-Nov-87 15:18:30 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2735
Posted: Wed Nov 11 15:18:30 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Nov-87 04:42:51 EST
References: <993@sugar.UUCP> <1215@omepd>
Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <1215@omepd> hah@mipon3.UUCP (Hans Hansen) writes:

>The REAL 'Los Gatos' A2000 had/has Zorro-I slots and it was working!!!  What
>it didn't have was an IBM interface !-)  The REAL A2000 was up and running
>prior to the 1986 Monterey Calif., Developers Conference!

Actually, I don't remember any of us (I used to hang around LG a bit :-)
being especially pleased with the 'Los Gatos' A2000.  It was a quick and dirty
machine, had 1 PC slot, and was a mechanical nightmare inside.  As
I recall, it was just a hack, and didn't help the machine we
were actually interested in doing (remember Ranger ?) a bit.

>BTW I expect Commodore to anounce a NEW user iconic interface to replace
>Intuition ... GEM! :-|
>
>Hans

no, instead I think we'll announce CAOS. :-)  Talk about mixed emotions
on the part of the developer community. :-)

Tripos actually has been very educational.  I've read the CAOS
specs, and even used the prototype (on a Sage micro).  AmigaDOS
does a number of things better than that would have.  I think that
we could design a killer DOS at this point.  Maybe someday;
ie 2.0 cause it would break everybody in existence.  (Including
people who don't even use Amigas :-)

But I ramble...
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