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From: Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A BIG apology and, hopefully, a useful suggestion...
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Date: 9 May 89 01:13:33 GMT
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*Marco Papa writes...
In article <14870@louie.udel.EDU| wzg91@ttacs1.ttu.edu (BROWN, KEVIN) writes:
|To the Amiga OS developers (and to the rest of the newsgroup: apologies for 
|my childish behavior.  I feel really silly now):
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|I've been informed about the history of AmigaDOS, and why there haven't 
|been any attempts to rewrite it.
|My humble apologies for flaming you in my last post.  Considering the
|pressures and limitations placed on you, you've done an excellent job. 
|[...]
|I now understand and (partially) agree with your management's reasons for
|the INITIAL version of AmigaDOS (time constraints for release of the
|product), but I DON'T agree with the reasons for not FIXING the problem
|(i.e., I don't agree with the priorities set by your management: 
|Autobooting, V1.2 of the OS, FFS, etc. taking priority over a rewrite of
|AmigaDOS).

*[rumblings about why CBM management should give away AmigaDOS for others
*to 'fix" and let Usenetters be the beta testers OMITTED]

*The rest of your message shows your "childish behavior" hasn't really 
*changed. Grow up, pal! And welcome to the real world. Your delirations don't 
*make any sense. You should feel even more silly NOW.

*-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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Well Marco pretty much said what I was going to say. Thanks Marco! I did want to
ask one question... WHERE DID THIS GUY COME FROM!!?? With Drivel such as that
above concerning the Amiga OS, it is a wonder that the guys/gals from CATS don't
just pack up their Amiga's and ride off into the sunset! 

I was surprised that Richard Sexton did not flame him to a crisp. Kevin Brown's
drivel concerning what C-A should do with the Amiga's OS, was to put it mildly
,silly. Much more of a "flame that message" posting than ANYTHING I have seen
come down the old bitstream in sometime. And interesting as this may be, it was
from a beloved educational institution, and not Portal. :> :>

          - Doug -

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