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- From: ross@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ross Hippely - Manuals)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: Are These Some Problems Sitting In My Lap?
- Summary: No, AmigaDOS and ARexx manuals are not included (sigh)
- Keywords: amigados arexx manuals documentation
- Message-ID: <38161@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 19:35:53 GMT
- References: <Paula_Lieberman.07nm@amicol.UUCP>
- Reply-To: ross@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ross Hippely - Manuals)
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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- In article <Paula_Lieberman.07nm@amicol.UUCP> Paula_Lieberman@amicol.UUCP (Paula Lieberman) writes:
- >I'm typing this on my old 500, and in my lap is my new 1200. So far, it's
- >been giving me a few problems:
- >#1 -- documentation. Is there supposed to be an AmigaDOS manual and an
- >ARexx documentation with it? Guess what -- it came wit an "User's Guide
- >Workbench 3.0" and a User's Guide A1200" -- NO AmigaDOS manual, nothing
- >about ARexx. I called up the Commodore 800 number as soon as I got home
- >(it didn't occur to me at the dealer's, The Memory Location. Don Towne,
- >one of the coowners, said hat none of the other 3 that came in with the one
- >that's in my lap had an AmigaDOS manual, either.
-
- Yup, 'fraid they decided to ship the A1200 with just the WB and HW manuals.
-
- >#2. Will I be able to format disks? I've -tried- using the old formatting
- >system. Disks that format perfectly fine on the 500 I get some message
- >like Cylinder 0 won't format" on the A1200 sitting on me.....
-
- This sure sounds like something is wrong.
-
- >oh -- I called up Commodore at 7 PM, on Christmas Eve. I was surpised (but
- >happy!) to find out that there was someone there to answer the phone (bonus
- >points!)
-
- Some of us are in desperate need of a life ;-)
-
- > He didn't know the answer as to whether or
- >not the 1200 is supposed to include an AmigaDOS 3.0 manual with it (there
- >is some indication in the User's Guide A1200 that it should, or, at least,
- >"AmigaDOS User's Guide" and "ARexx User's Guide" are listed under "Related
- >Documentation" on page xi of the User's Guide A1200.
-
- Exactly: "Related", not "Included" :-) We did think they were going to
- ship at least the AmigaDOS book with A1200s, but it didn't happen. We
- make sure to write manuals on the assumption that such things will occur.
- Note that the Commodore sales companies in each country can unilaterally
- decide to include or exclude almost anything from the final package, so you
- can count on the packing list varying in different parts of the world.
-
- We in documentation are hopeful that C= can provide a way around the problem
- of certain items not coming in the box, such a coupon or at least an order
- form that would allow you to get items that may not be included. This has
- not happened yet, however. I do not know if you could get the AmigaDOS and
- ARexx manuals through your dealer right now.
-
- >Also mentioned is
- >"The Amiga Hard Drive User's Guide, also not supplied.
-
- Right, you'd only get that with an A1200HD, or if you have your dealer
- upgrade you with the C= HD upgrade kit. (Not sure if those are available
- yet.)
-
- > I don't yet have a
- >hard drive for the 1200 -- no cable at the dealer yet, and Don's comment
- >about Commodore supplying a 40 MB hard drive as available from Commodore
- >installed was his customers wouldn't want drives that small, and that he'd
- >be stuck with them because they'd all want the larger sizes (one customer
- >speaking here -- I didn't even bother with 40 MB for the 500 three years
- >ago!!
-
- It might be worthwhile for you and/or your dealer to express these ideas
- to C= directly. It might help convince TPTB to supply larger drives.
-
- Hope you get the floppy problem solved, and are otherwise happy with your
- new machine.
-
- --
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