Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!imagen!atari!neil
From: neil@atari.UUCP (Neil Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: tos roms and blitter
Message-ID: <946@atari.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jan 88 06:01:27 GMT
References: <8801131858.AA25909@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Organization: Atari Corp/Mktg
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In article <8801131858.AA25909@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, UUCJEFF@ECNCDC.BITNET writes:
> I have been hearing contradictory things.  First I hear that the
> new TOS in ROM will be available to ST developer's.  Then I hear
> that they won't be available for the 520 and 1040 ST.  I also
> hear that Atari will swap the TOS and MMU and add blitter on any
> ST for around $100, if you send your st to the atari headquarters.
> 
> What is the real story, Neil ?

The real story is, we'll be making blitters (in the same 64-pin package as
the 68000 chip) and the TOS ROMs (in the 6-chip set) available RSN to
existing 520 and 1040 owners.



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