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- From: I.A.Inman@newcastle.ac.uk (I.A. Inman)
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- Subject: Re: WorkBench 2.1?
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- Date: 6 Jan 93 16:17:37 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan6.105856.15185@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>, rigby@pyramid.unr.edu (Wayne Rigby) writes:
- >
- > Nope, AmigaDOS (R) Release 2.1 is an official release to the general public,
- > at least here in the US. It was released/announced at the World of Commodore
- > in Pasadena, California last summer, along with the 4000, AGA, AmigaDOS 3.0,
- > and AmigaVision Pro. Effectively they released 2.1 as the 3.0 for non-AGA
- > machines with 3.0 only having support for the AGA chipset and a couple other
- > things that 2.1 does not have.
- >
- > The official release notice that I have from WOC - Pasadena states (this
- > has been posted a few bizillion times since WOC - Pasadena, but here's a
- > rehash..) that it has
- >
- > o Dynamic Localization of Programs to Different Languages and Locales
- > o Includes CrossDOS for easy transfer of MS-DOS (R) and Amiga (R) files.
- > o Includes PostScript (R) Printer Driver
- > o Professional look, three-dimensional, point-and-click user interface
- > o Updated Printer Drivers for most popular printers
- > o New Preferences Editing
- > o Supports Multiple Serial and Parallel Printer Preferences
- > o Includes Installer and Screen Mode Requester
- >
- > and lots more...
- >
- > Ordering info:
- >
- > AS215 AmigaDOS Release 2.1 Software Upgrade includes
- > o 6 disks
- > o 3 manual set
- >
- > AS216 AmigaDOS Release 2.1 ROM and Software Upgrade includes
- > o 2.0X ROM
- > o 6 disks
- > o 3 manual set
- >
- > (I think that they dropped down to 5 disks in the actual release..)
- >
- > The addresses given are for the US and Canadian divisions.
- >
- > So, did they release 3.0 for non-AGA machines in the UK, or what? Still
- > only have 2.04 for non-AGA? Just kind of curious...
- >
- > Wayne Rigby
- > rigby@cs.unr.edu
- >
- > Note: Above blurbs taken directly from the release flyers without permission,
- > not that I think Commodore minds free advertising... :)
-
- Haven't seen anything of WB2.1 over in Britain, obvoiusly ain't been released
- here.
-
- Sounds a hec of a lot better than the crappy WB2.04/2.05. Just a couple of
- questions:
-
- 1) Any chance of Commodore releasing WB2.1 in Britain, or do we have to wait for
- WB3.1?
- 2) Are there any British importers?
- 3) If not, any good American suppliers (provided it will work on British
- machines)?
-
- ...and while I'm here:
-
- 4) Is it true you Americans have a cut down version of the A600, I think called
- the A300 - there's half a hint of this in the A600 manuals?
- 5) If 3.1 is to be released, will this mean AGA being included in the A600 and
- A3000, and if so, will current users be able to upgrade
- (A500/A600/A2000/A2500/A3000)?
-