#WorkBench *2.0* !!!
23-Mar-90 12:07:09
Sb: #94428-#WorkBench *2.0* !!!
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