Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!polyslo!vlsi3b15!saic.com!steveg From: steveg@com.com (stephen harold goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: official tos 1.4 release Message-ID:Date: 3 Oct 89 15:01:23 GMT Distribution: comp.sys.atari.st Organization: science applications international corporation, cseic Lines: 19 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...).