#No 2.0 for N.A. !!!
18-Aug-91 00:13:31
Sb: #32091-#No 2.0 for N.A. !!!
Fm: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
To: Ethan Solomita 70137,3271
Ethan,
You make several assumptions in that message:
1. That Commodore wouldn't have two versions of the machine. For a
long time they had NTSC and PAL versions of Agnus, so why not have 2
separate KS chips. Once the mask is made, it's no big deal to do a run of
chips.
2. That some of the higher-ups at Commodore aren't idiots. *IF*
the rumor is true that 2.0 won't be available in the US…then they have
just proved that they are in fact idiots.
3. That all things CBM does is sensical. Stopping production of a
machine at the same time as it's being pushed by the 'Power Up' deal, and
being advertised in UNIX magazines is rather non-sensical. My dealer has
had several units on order for over a month. They're all spoken for, and
the customers are getting a bit upset.
4. Etc.
Don