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- From: Quentin_Snow@fcircus.sat.tx.us (Quentin Snow)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: @$#^@$%# 2.04!
- Message-ID: <Quentin_Snow.08j2@fcircus.sat.tx.us>
- Date: 30 Jul 92 07:57:46 GMT
- References: <8060014@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>
- Organization: The Flying Circus BBS, San Antonio, TX
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- In <8060014@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>, aites@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Jim Aites) writes:
- > | Well when I go around and try to ftp some GOOD software all I see is:
- > | KS 2.0 required...
- > ...
- > | So then why is all this stuff now out for 2.0.. Whatever happened to downward
- > | compatibility?
- >
- > Gene, RE: 2.04 Bah Humbug....
- >
- > HEAR-HEAR! You tell 'em! I agree. What's with these folks? Did 'they'
- > figure that the installed base of existing A1000 users would all jump up,
- > and throw another $2000 at the upgrade when they were already happy with
- > the system they had? (that's the power up thing...not a 2.0 upgrade)
- >
- > I'm just glad that many of the hardware places are still supporting perifs!
- >
- > I once tried suggesting that a 'good' developer would try to cover the bases
- > with both 1.3 and 2.0. Guess what the response was? "Catch-up with the
- > *rest* of US!" <snicker> and "Why bother?"
- >
- > Where _WERE_ these people in '87 anyway? High shcool? Please excuse me, but
- > my attitude seems to be showing.
- >
- > Jim 8'(s | aites@hpsmpa.lvld.hp.com
-
- So, should everyone who has upgraded say "Oh, hell with it -- I would like
- everything to be 1.3 compatable -- Who cares if the program isn't as good
- as it should be because of lack of Operating System".
-
- Or, should we just pay MORE for the software we buy so that there is a 2.0
- and a 1.3 version avaliable? The price(s) on software would definately go
- up because they would have to program the software 2wce and they would
- have to distribute more disks..
-
- I cant wait for 2.0 only programs (commerical) to come out becuase they
- will undoubably be some very nice programs that or more powerful and
- operate more efficiently with the operating system / amiga environment.
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