CompuServe Messages

Well, speaking for myself I oppose its inclusion in Workbench for the reasons mentioned in previous messages here (others may and probably do have different reasons–there is much not to like about ARP other than its ridiculous name). Basically, arp.library is a mish-mash of totally unrelated functions, thrown together in the true hacker spirit of "it sounds neat so lets incl for weekend programming or PD/Shareware stuff, but it does NOT belong in an official system software release. If AmigaDOS could stand to have some of these functions in it then Commodore should enhance AmigaDOS, if Intuition could benefit from some new routines then put them there. But don't take all these enhancements from different areas of the Amiga and put them in the same place! This only contributes to the Amiga's perceived image of a hacker's delight that is useless for serious use. If the Amiga is going to have a professional image, Commodore is going to have to get its act together in the area of serious R& D in system software development. I don't see this happenning (was there any direction in WB 1.3? Seems more a collection of this person's hack with that person's pet program). I hope that 1.4 will be different (and from what I know of the new Workbench things will be better). Only time will tell. James Bayless New Horizons Software, Inc.