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From: riley@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Daniel S. Riley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Things.
Summary: Don't believe everything you read.
Keywords: 1.4 rumor rumour flame
Message-ID: <9675@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 90 22:45:39 GMT
References: <48773875.19c13@locust.engin.umich.edu> <7533@sun.acs.udel.edu>
Reply-To: riley@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Daniel S. Riley)
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[warning:  the following article could be construed to be a flame]

In article <7533@sun.acs.udel.edu> sjm@sun.acs.udel.edu (Steve Morris) writes:
>The kickstart for 1.4 will be in 512K of ROM, there is no disk version
>of KS for the 1000 because the WCS is only 256K. My sources tell me that
>workbench 1.4 will identify the type of KS and adjust itself
>accordingly. 

Care to identify the sources?  As far as I know, 1.4 alpha 16(?) came on an
kickstart disk that would load completely into an ordinary A1000, and nobody 
is saying anything about later versions due to non-disclosure agreements.  
I've seen lots of idle rumours like the above wandering around, and most of 
them are from people who have no idea of what is really going on.  Don't 
believe everything you read or hear--unnamed sources are not known for
their reliability.

I have seen nothing even vaguely resembling a broad hint, much less an
official announcement, from anyone at C-A saying that 1.4 will be in 512K
of ROM.  If they really want to get A1000's out of circulation because
1.4 will not fit into WCS, then they should offer the trade in *after* 
announcing that 1.4 will not fit.  As it is, I assume they're are offering 
the trade-in because ECS will not work in an un-hacked A1000, which has
been announced.

-Dan Riley (riley@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu, cornell!batcomputer!riley)
-Wilson Lab, Cornell University