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From: sjm@sun.acs.udel.edu (Steve Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: a1000 and 1.4 The official release
Summary: the 1000 WILL NOT fully support 1.4
Keywords: A1000 1.4 upgrade
Message-ID: <7702@sun.acs.udel.edu>
Date: 9 Feb 90 06:26:12 GMT
Reply-To: sjm@sun.acs.udel.edu (Steve Morris)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Next week I will get organized!
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Ok folks. To settle things once and for all. The following 2 segments of
text are from the official info packet that CBM has given to dealers
for various programs/offers.

======= Begin excerpt ==========

A1000 TRADE IN

TARGETING 100,000 PLUS A1000 OWNERS, WHO DESIRE AN AMIGA WHICH RUNS
FASTER, BETTER AND IS DESIGNED FOR FUTURE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS.

[PARAGRAPH LEFT OUT]

MARKETING MESSAGES
   - _LAST CHANCE_ LIMITED TIME OFFER TO TRADE UP TO SUPERIOR AMIGA

   - A2000 SERIES CAN BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL MAJOR UPGADES
      + ECS                 + internal hard drives
      + 6803                + Bridgeboard
      + 32 Bit RAM          + DOS 1.4

   - THE A1000 IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE TECHNOLOGY

[REMAINING  PARAGRAPHS LEFT OUT]

====== End Excerpt =============

Flame all you want, but there it is; the 1000 is unable to support ECS
or DOS 1.4. Yes, one more time, Work Bench 1.4 will be useable with any
machine that has Kickstart 1.2 or 1.3 (1.4 beta testers don't have the
new kick start as far as I know), this means that there must be
something about Kickstart 1.4 that makes it incompatable with the 1000
as Commodore originally sold it.

It appears that this is the only announcement that CBM is making
regarding 1.4 and the 1000. This information is given to all the
dealers, but is not evident from the magazine ads. If you know people
with 1000s who might not be aware of this tell them. If you don't belive
me (or they don't belive you) just check it out with your area dealer.

Steven