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From: steveg@com.com (stephen harold goldstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: official tos 1.4 release
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Date: 3 Oct 89 15:01:23 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.atari.st
Organization: science applications international corporation, cseic
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This is directed to the Atari folks who read this group.
First off, thanks so much for your "inside" information, giving us the
facts we (sometimes desperately) want/need.  I know you can't always 
give out the all the info you'd like, but I for one, appreciate what 
tidbits I  can get.  Now for my question:

I recently had a local dealer install TOS 1.4 into my Mega 4.
It was my understanding that the big delay in the release was waiting for
ROMs to be manufactured, but upon opening my machine (warranty already
expired), I noticed that I had EPROMs (or is there some new kind of ROM with
a little window on the chip? :-)) labeled TOS 1.4 with socket locations.
No other markings (like copyright Atari etc.).  Is this a legal set?
I.E. should I march down to my dealer and demand a legal set of ROMs or was
there a last minute decision to use EPROM to speed distribution?  How can I
tell what version of TOS 1.4 I have?  (Where do I look to see the release
date? I understand April 6, 1989 is the official version?).
Thanks for any info you can provide.  My dealer will remain nameless until I
know the facts.  If he's selling illegal copies I'd like to know (and I'm
sure Atari would too...).