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From: huver@amgraf.UUCP (Huver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: 1.4 on 1000
Summary: Bad upgrade timing perhaps?
Keywords: AmigaDOS 1.4 1000
Message-ID: <355@amgraf.UUCP>
Date: 20 Feb 90 06:50:06 GMT
References: <487c19fa.1a5bf@moth.engin.umich.edu> <5126@sugar.hackercorp.com> <5179@sugar.hackercorp.com>
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In article <5179@sugar.hackercorp.com>, peter@sugar.hackercorp.com
(Peter da Silva) writes:
-- in response to an article jimm@superman.UUCP (Jim Mackraz) posted --
>
> ...							There's no technical
> reason you can't support AmigaDOS 1.4 on the 1000...   I'd be happy loading
> part of kickstart into unprotected memory if that was what it took. But what
> I seem to be hearing, here, is that 1.4 won't run on the 1000 because you
> don't want to bother doing it, and if I don't like that I can fork over
> another $1000 for an Amiga 2000. If I had that kind of discretionary budget
> I'd already have bought a 2000 straight off.
> 
> If I'm hearing wrong (and I asked this before with no response) why don't
> you post the straight poop on 1.4 and set me straight.
>

I don't recall ANYONE from CATS (or related parties) has said anything about
1.4, even off-the-record.  So is this Peter's attempt to trick CATS to tell
us something they shouldn't yet?  :^)

I can't believe if 1.4 MUST be in 512K ROMs.  But the CA upgrade offer says
nothing on this either.  All it hinted is that A1000 cannot support "future
technology" (a big joke right?  any computer that exists in dealer's showroom
is already "old technology").  This may mean the new ECS modes which, I
seriously suspect, the majority of Amiga owners (whatever model) will NOT use
often -- what's more resolution at the expense of all that color?

If the FUTURE TECHNOLOGY means "put all that code in slow 512K ROMs" (before
anyone starts, don't tell me I can always give up 512K 32-bit RAM if I'm
concerned about speed -- so 1M in my machine is for KS?), then it isn't any
"future technology" and we can just turn our backs on it.

So from practical/technical sides, 1.4 isn't worth it if it 1) REQUIRES 512K
ROM or, 2) if it can't live without the ECS hardware.

Personally I think CA should've scheduled the upgrade AFTER 1.4 has been
announced.  All users will then get a clearer picture as to what they
can/want do, and CATS wouldn't be put on the spot as they are now: being
asked about something they can't talk about.  Sure the upgrade offer is good,
but the bad timing created this speculation that almost discounted all that
"goodness".

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