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From: BobR@cup.portal.com (Bob BobR Retelle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Update:  Graphic Interfaces for 8-bits
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Date: 2 Nov 88 04:18:16 GMT
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Just to update the information contained in Scott Parish's article about
Graphics Interfaces for the Atari 8-bit systems...
 
My understanding is that David Sullivan, the designer of the "GOE"
(Graphics Operating Environment) system, had some problems with 
Merril-Ward, the company which was to have distributed the system.

When negotiations fell apart, Merril-Ward (now re-named USA Media) contacted
Reevesoft about distributing the Diamond graphics operating system.

BOTH new operating systems are alive and well.  Diamond is indeed shipping,
but only a disk version for the present, with a "demo" of the full
cartridge system on the back of the disk.  The Michigan Atari Magazine has
Diamond now, and I'll probably be working with it soon, so I can review it...

MAM also has a pre-release version of the GOE cartridge, also on disk,
which I've worked with, and the resemblance to my ST is uncanny..!
 
From other reports about Diamond, it seems, just on the basis of
hearsay, as if Diamond may be the more powerful of the two systems, but
as I said, I'll be checking them both out soon...
 
Film at 11...!
 
BobR