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#WorkBench *2.0* !!!

    23-Mar-90 12:07:09
Fm: David Kieltyka 73200,3553
To: Trevor Laib 72310,2647
Trevor, 1.4 is likely to contain serious and important improvements. Some of them, like the ECS, have already been at least partially disclosed. Others have been rumored but not confirmed. I personally think it wouldn't be good for C= to say anything about 1.4 at this point. Releasing even a partial spec sheet would only intensify the rumor-mongering and the "We want it NOW!" nonsense. Remember 1.3 and all the crabbing that went on here about how long it took? Anyway, I'm sure C= would prefer to emphasize what the Amiga is capable of _today_ rather than what it might be capable of a year (or whenever) from now. Also, it seems to me that C= has been doing a lot of things behind the scenes, quietly, over the past 6 months or so. I suspect that when 1.4 and/or the new Amigas are ready to roll we'll be hearing and seeing a lot from Mr. Copperman & Co. To sum up, I think it's best not to concern ourselves with 1.4, seeing as how it doesn't yet exist. One of these days it'll show up at our dealers; then we can start talking about it. BTW, I agree with you that calling it 2.0 would be a good marketing move. 8^) -Dave