mc4c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Mark Choi) (03/21/91)
ATari supposedly updated their warranty to one year. Is this retroactive? I have some problems w/ STacy (that occured in 90 warranty, but I never got a chance to bring it in) and I would wlike to get them taken care of. The track ball sticks all the time, one of the plactic covers arrived broken, and worst of all, the LCD screen has become loose on one side. I could probably take the baby apart and fix it myself, but if it is now still under warranty, why bother. Does anyone know if GBS is still working on an internal Spectre. The external one is a real pain in the ass for the STacy, with that floppy wire tangling things up, the power cord (There is NO Stacy battery from Atari!) hanging off, and the cartridge almost breaking off every time I lift the machine. It's a mess. D. Small was supposedly talking about piggybacking a Spectre to the TOS ROMS. Where did this ever go? I still need a copy os STOS/SCULPT, by the way. Also, just read some stuff about GEOWORKS, talked about here a while back. It seems like a great implementation of Motif, and Atari should do something similar. It does preemtive multitasking (with DOS!), supports most graphics standards, needs minimal memory, and is fast. It will give Bill Gates a run for his money. Since Atari is supposedly going to use Motif for the vapourware Atari UNIX, Why not bag GEM for the STe's and MEGA's as well? While I'm in this mode, lets have a vote. Should Atari bag backward compatibility (except for software emulation) and design a great operating system from the ground up, or go with Mach or something, and do it right this time? Or should they continue to try to update TOS, which is obsolete, and as a CP/M clone, is archaic and all but dead IMO. I know all the old programs would have to be rewritten, but then maybe we could get a really powerful machine, with a much nicer GUI. I mean, the hardware is O.K.. Send to my account and I will compile.
ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (03/21/91)
mc4c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Mark Choi) writes: - ATari supposedly updated their warranty to one year. From whom did you hear this? - Does anyone know if GBS is still working on an internal Spectre. Still working? I didn't know they were working on one. Have you called GBS and asked them? -- Ed Krimen ............................................... ||| Video Production Major, California State University, Chico ||| INTERNET: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu FREENET: al661 / | \ SysOp, Fuji BBS: 916-894-1261 FIDONET: 1:119/4.0
mc4c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Mark Choi) (03/24/91)
As per the one year warranty, I do believe I read it on ZNET As per the internal board, straigh out of the mouth of dave himself, quite awhile back, before Apple pulled the ROM sillyness. I can't afford to call colorado all the time to keep up with him, though! He said he was thinking about the possiblility of hooing into the TOS?GEM ROM space! -GEISHA-
Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com (03/25/91)
>As per the one year warranty, I do believe I read it on ZNET
I believe the 1-year warranty is being offered by Atari Canada...
BobRchuckie@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Chuck Schul) (03/27/91)
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bud@ms.uky.edu (William K Glunt) (03/28/91)
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