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- From: dons@olympus.net (Don Schmelling)
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- Subject: Re: Diff between OS 3 and 3.1?
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- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 96 12:12:41 PST
- Organization: Internet for the Olympic Peninsula
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- Reg Martin (mart4372@mach1.wlu.ca) wrote:
- : "Stefano Agostinelli" (agos001@pn.itnet.it) wrote:
- : : Paul Chan wrote in comp.sys.amiga.misc about "Re: Diff between OS 3 and 3.1?":
- : : > I think I read somewhere that PCMCIA support was removed from the 3.1 ROMS -
- : : > The A1200 should be OK with the WB3.1 software running on top of KS3.0 - I
- : : > think - somone confirm this please.
- : :
- : : I think this story originated from the fact that initially OS3.1 ROMs
- : : were available only for A3000,A4000 and A500/A2000. Someone tried to
- : : install A4000 ROMs on his A1200 and obviously doing so the PCMCIA support
- : : was gone,cause A4000s have no PCMCIA slot.
- : : Now I think A1200 specific OS3.1 ROMs exist,so PCMCIA shouldn't be a problem.
- :
- : If there IS a 1200 version which handles PCMCIA, that would imply that AT
- : had actually done some developing before WB3.1 hit the shelves. Is that the
- : case? (Somehow I doubt it...)
- :
- If my memory servs me, there were 3.1 roms available for the A1200 (with PCMCIA
- support) before AT bought the Amiga.
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