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From: cmcmanis@stpeter.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: 1.4 on 1000
Keywords: AmigaDOS 1.4 1000
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Date: 8 Feb 90 20:17:55 GMT
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In article <5126@sugar.hackercorp.com> (Peter da Silva) writes:
>1.4 isn't for the 1000? Why? What does it do that requires more than a 1000?

Some ideas (I don't really know, these are just educated guesses) :
	o Maybe it requires the new chips. Some of the Screen Modes
	  will clearly be uninteresting without them.
	o Maybe it needs more Chip RAM (no 1M Agni on the A1000)
	o Maybe it won't fit into 256K of WCS.

In any event, 1.3 will continue to work on a 1000 by definition so you
won't lose any backward compatibility. Only new programs that require
1.4 will be out of reach. If you don't mind, then don't upgrade your
machine. 

On a different note, I can see why Commodore would orphan the 1000, however
it seems that instead of the 2000 offer there should also be a :
	Deal #0 : Turn in your A1000 and get an A500 for free.

Then at least you would save the hassle of dealing with people who couldn't
afford to upgrade but wanted to from complaining loudly. In any event
after this last chance deal I doubt C/A will be receptive to such pleas.

--Chuck McManis
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