#Amiga DOS v3.1?
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All,
What ever happened to v3.1? Does anyone know, this may be applicable to
the states only, but is it going to be made avail, and if so when?
Inquiring minds want to know…..
Thanks,
Alan Adamson
[72370,613]
Call Expert Services at 606-371-9690. As of yesterday, they received
licensing from Commodore Germany to sell 3.1 in the U. S. for 2, 3 & 4000
systems. $125 + shipping for A2000 roms, manuals and software; $150 for
the others. Hope this helps.
Joe Clarkson
What about us poor folks with A500s?
-Pat "Cruising the North Coast
on Autopilot"
I believe the 2000 means all the single rom units like 500,600,2000, 2500
etc. 3/4000 prices refer to all dual rom units. Call Expert Services to
make sure.
Joe Clarkson
Thanks for the info, Joe.
-Pat "Cruising the North Coast
on Autopilot"
Is there anywhere I can go to read a summary of the differences between
3.0 and 3.1. I'd have to see some significant improvements to spend that
much money to upgrade my 4000.
Thanks,
Karl
Karl – I agree with your thrust.
<Is there anywhere I can read a summary of differences between
3.0 and 3.1 . . to spend that much money . .>
I wish there was. I asked DL (IAM) to provide such a list
between 2.1 and 3.1 but received no reply. From the various
comments in these forums I'm assumming 3.1 is a major upgrade
from 2.1; a debugging of 3.0 plus CDRom FS. All of the 3.1
beta testers have "restrained" from telling anything but now
that 3.1 is legally released I don't understand their continued
reluctance.
Expert Services – if they are listening – could maybe help? It
is not immoral or illegal to advertise your product. We all
could use some valid data.
Anyone – more info please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe Clarkson
Sorry if I missed your question earlier.
No one is reluctant to answer your question, we just don't have such a
list. We've posted the things we remember in AmigaUser.
You have to understand: registered developers are usually using an early
version of the next OS release before you see the current OS release on
the shelf. For example, 2.1 was well under way by the time a 2.04
enhancer kit became available, and 3.0 well before a 2.1 enchancer kit.
When you ask us to create a list of difference between 2.1 and 3.1, you're
asking us to remember what we had in the OS we were using more than three
years ago and what has been added since then.
Besides CDROM, there is DataTypes and MultiView and who knows what else.
Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
"Are you f'ing crazy?" "No, I'm just marking my territory." – Wolf
>When you ask us to create a list of difference between 2.1 and 3.1,
you're asking us to remember what we had in the OS we were using more than
three years ago and what has been added since then.<
??? Is the AmigaOS not documented???
Why is it so difficult (to document it)???
Can we know what we're going to buy???
Many people are asking just what theyre going to buy!
THAT list should be available.
Rafa <Motorola Inside>
…via AutoPilot 1.72 from Berlin
>Is the Amiga OS not documented???
Going through the hundreds of pages of 2.1 docs (which I don't have a copy
of) and the 3.1 docs and comparing them for diffences isn't very
practical. Come on!
>Can we know what we're going to buy???
If you want to know what you are buying, talk to who ever is selling it.
If you depend on the benevolence of people on the net to try to answer
your questions, don't complain when they don't have every detail of every
answer to every question.
Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
"Are you f'ing crazy?" "No, I'm just marking my territory." – Wolf
>Going through the hundreds of pages of 2.1 docs (which I don't have a
copy of) and the 3.1 docs and comparing them for diffences isn't very
practical. Come on!<
I didn't mean that!
Docs change because the software changes. Software improvements are made
on purpose. Anyway, there is a missing link, because the improvements from
2.1 to 3.0 are missing, specially for millions of nonAGA users. You are
the only one that answers many questions. I'm not blaming you at all!
As many of us know, the Amy has been sold without any kind of marketing
support. If I have to convince a friend that purchased an Amiga following
my personal advice several years ago, I should be able to explain him (or
her) what he (or she) is going to have in addition, improved, and so on.
I should be able to give several reasons to upgrade. Not every AmyUser is
logging onto CI$. Even the ones that do, we do not have an even
approximate idea about the imorovements made!
>don't complain when they don't have every detail of every answer to every
question.<
Dale, you are one of the most active, helpful and expert persons that give
us advice on CI$. You are NOT guilty at at of C= mismanagement. But OS
improvements are not minor details. They affect to every AmigaUser. It
seemed that with your involvment on C= in the past, you could give those
details. If they don't exist, you cannot invent them. I hope somebody
could give us some light about this subject. Anyway, I'm going to upgrade.
I did it with from 2.04 to 2.1, so why not now?
Rafa <Motorola Inside>
…via AutoPilot 1.72 from Berlin