echadez@isis.cs.du.edu (Edward Vincent Chadez) (02/22/91)
Dear Commodore and NetLand: Can anyone give me and the rest of the Amiga500 community the official word on whether or not OS 2.0x will be available for the Amiga 500 personal computer? I've heard rumors to the contrary, and I've heard people say it will be avaible, but I have yet to hear from the "guys that never sleep" (<-That's the Amiga People, like Dave H.) as to the non-gamming future of the Amiga500. It would be a shame to stereotype A500 users as just game players. No flames, please. Just honest answers. echadez@carl.org (Ed Chadez)
jms@vanth.UUCP (Jim Shaffer) (02/24/91)
In article <1991Feb21.235213.28387@isis.cs.du.edu> echadez@isis.cs.du.edu (Edward Vincent Chadez) writes: >Dear Commodore and NetLand: > >Can anyone give me and the rest of the Amiga500 community the official >word on whether or not OS 2.0x will be available for the Amiga 500 >personal computer? I haven't heard anything to indicate that there would be any problem with plugging an A2000 ROM into an A500. If there really is a difference between them, someone please tell me. -- * From the disk of: | jms@vanth.uucp | "Glittering prizes and Jim Shaffer, Jr. | amix.commodore.com!vanth!jms | endless compromises 37 Brook Street | 72750.2335@compuserve.com | shatter the illusion of Montgomery, PA 17752 | (CompuServe as a last resort)| integrity!" (Rush)
bartonr@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (RTFM) (02/24/91)
In article <1991Feb21.235213.28387@isis.cs.du.edu> echadez@isis.cs.du.edu (Edward Vincent Chadez) writes: > Can anyone give me and the rest of the Amiga500 community the official word on > whether or not OS 2.0x will be available for the Amiga 500 personal computer? No, unfortunately I don't think Irving Gould has yet commented on this. ================================================================================
dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave P. Schaumann) (02/25/91)
In article <1749@pdxgate.UUCP> bartonr@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (RTFM) writes: >In article <1991Feb21.235213.28387@isis.cs.du.edu> echadez@isis.cs.du.edu (Edward Vincent Chadez) writes: >> Can anyone give me and the rest of the Amiga500 community the official word on >> whether or not OS 2.0x will be available for the Amiga 500 personal computer? > > No, unfortunately I don't think Irving Gould has yet commented on this. Gah. This question gets asked over and over again. Maybe we need a daily frequently asked questions list. Here is the straight stuff: 2.0 will work in the A500, and does not require the new chip set (although you need the new chips for some of the new display modes, natch). 2.0 has not been officially released. It is still in beta-test. The only way to get it (at this writing) is to buy a A3000. And then, you are really playing beta-tester for CBM if you boot up in 2.0 mode. Sooner or later, CBM will release ROM upgrade kits, so that you can take your A500 down to the shop, and bring it home with the release version of 2.0x. -- Dave Schaumann | Is this question undecidable? dave@cs.arizona.edu |