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From: maverick@Portia.Stanford.EDU (Steve Whitney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: A proposal--TOS Replacement Project
Summary: TOS replacement -- a milder version of teh idea
Message-ID: <4079@Portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 10 Nov 88 08:52:45 GMT
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Instead of having a completely independent version of TOS, it seems that
TOS might be reformed from within.  Atari claims that they don't have the
resources to fix everything that needs fixing (actually, to be fair, most
of it would be considered enhancements).  maybe Atari could let someone
come in and fix the TOS source code for a cut of any profit Atari made from
it -- no risk.  Unfortunately, I've forgotten the name of teh guy at Michtron
who wrtoe juggler, but he seems a likely candidate.  We could have a
Multi-TOS which multitasks, has more that 8 windows, more that 6 desk
accessories, and a reasonably fast screen device driver!

							--Steve