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- ExtenDOS v1.1 Now Available
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- The latest release of ExtenDOS, version 1.1, is now available from:
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- Anodyne Software
- 6 Cobbler Court
- Ottawa
- Ontario K1V 0B8
- Canada.
-
- ExtenDOS is a low-cost extension to the standard Atari operating system
- that provides support for reading CD-ROMs in ISO9660 format (the industry-
- standard). Version 1.1 provides new features, including full Falcon030
- support, and limited MultiTOS support. It continues to offer higher
- performance and more features than alternative solutions.
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- FALCON030 support
- ExtenDOS now supports the Falcon030 in addition to the ST, STe, Mega,
- and TT030. ExtenDOS has also been tested on the NEC 74 drive (the
- external version of the NEC 84), and works without problems. The
- list of drives that ExtenDOS is known to work with is:
- Atari CDAR-504
- Panasonic (Matsushita) CR-501
- NEC 74/84
- Sony CDU-541
- Toshiba 3401
- It is also expected to work with any SCSI-1 or SCSI-2 compatible
- drive.
-
- MultiTOS experience
- Although ExtenDOS is not designed to run under MultiTOS, it will in
- fact run, as long as memory protection is turned off. At this time,
- the only drawback to running ExtenDOS under MultiTOS is that it is
- impossible to run programs directly from a CD-ROM.
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- Performance
- Initial timing comparisons show TOS+ExtenDOS to be 2 to 3 times
- faster than MultiTOS+XFS driver. Running ExtenDOS with MultiTOS
- provided performance somewhat slower than with TOS, although still
- significantly faster than the MultiTOS/XFS combination. These
- results were obtained with one MultiTOS setup; variations in setup
- may affect the relative performance.
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- Pricing
- ExtenDOS v1.1 is still only $19.95 _including_ shipping & handling
- (US$ for US delivery, Cdn$ for Canadian delivery, Ontario residents
- please add 8% PST). Please make your payment by cheque or money
- order.