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From: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Upgrading to 1.3 (was Re: CBM's "blessing")
Message-ID: <7441@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: 1 Oct 88 23:54:21 GMT
References: <7239@gryphon.CTS.COM> <7226@well.UUCP> <2001@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu> <12465@oberon.USC.EDU>
Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow)
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In article <12465@oberon.USC.EDU> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>In article <2001@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu> @aplvax.jhuapl.edu:trn@warper.jhuapl.edu (Tony Nardo) writes:
>>In article <7226@well.UUCP> ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes:
>>>In article <7239@gryphon.CTS.COM> mriley@pnet02.cts.com (Mark Riley) writes:
>>>>...Think about all those A500 owners (much
>>>>more than there were A1000 owners) who will need to go to the trouble
>>>>of a ROM change for the upgrade to 1.3.  You're fooling yourself if
>>>>you think its gonna happen overnite.
>>>>...
>>>	As you know, 1.3 KickStart is functionally identical to 1.2
>>>KickStart, with the exception of the autoboot code.  1.3 is primarily a
>>>WorkBench distribution, so it's as simple as copying a disk, or buying the
>>>enhancer package.
>>	Bad example.  No ROM changes were needed to upgrade from 1.1 to 1.2.
>>	Whereas it was possible to have one person in a group "take orders"
>>	and get a bunch of 1.2 upgrade packages, I doubt that such will be
>>	possible for A500 owners upgrading to 1.3 (assuming that the owner
>>	needs to bring the machine into the store to protect the warranty).
>
>Why don't you shut up, if you don't know what you are talking about?  There
>are NO ROM changes required to upgrade from 1.2 to 1.3.  You don't need to

Er, would you run a little ckeck for me and tell me what SetPatch does to a
1.2 ROM machine? *IFF* it works then the only reason to ugrade the ROM is to 
get autoboot. If it dies you really DO want to upgrade. 1.3 running with
SetPatch is significantly more reliable than 1.2 at its best.

>-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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	jdow@bix (where else?)		Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes
	jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM		the knight. Does the fair maiden ever
	{backbone}!gryphon!jdow		win? Surely both the knight and dragon
					stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide?
					Better yet - she should get an Amiga and					quit playing with dragons and knights.