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From: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: 1.4 on 1000
Keywords: AmigaDOS 1.4 1000
Message-ID: <5132@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Date: 9 Feb 90 12:35:24 GMT
References: <487c19fa.1a5bf@moth.engin.umich.edu> <5126@sugar.hackercorp.com> <131467@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Reply-To: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
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In article <131467@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes:
> 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?

> 	o Maybe it requires the new chips. Some of the Screen Modes
> 	  will clearly be uninteresting without them.

"Requires" or "can take advantage of"? I can't see how 1.4 would "require"
this.

> 	o Maybe it needs more Chip RAM (no 1M Agni on the A1000)

Same complaint.

> 	o Maybe it won't fit into 256K of WCS.

So make a kickstart that loads into more than WCS, or provide a new tower
for the new ROMs at some reasonable cost. This one I can believe, I just
can't believe that it's cheaper for them to take $1000 off on the price of
a 2000 than to sell a $50 or so circuit board.

> If you don't mind, then don't upgrade your machine. 

Of course I bloody well mind.

> 	Deal #0 : Turn in your A1000 and get an A500 for free.

If Commodore was serious about us 1000 owners, they'd do something like that.
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