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From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Taking the WB out of the KS! (Plus: AC-BASIC COMPILER PROBLEM)
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Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 11:13:55 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 25 11:13:55 1987
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In article <4247@garfield.UUCP> joseph@garfield.UUCP (Joseph Dawson) writes:
>   I was just talking to a friend who works at one of the local Amiga
>stores. He said that the new KickStart will have NONE or very little
>WorkBench stuff in it. This will mean the new WB 1.3 will have a lot
>of space on it used up for WB. (As if I had LOADS of room on my WB.) 
>
>   If this is true we have a much bigger problem. When I stick in any
>program made for KS 1.2 it will expect to find part or WB loaded with
>KS, but if KS 1.21 will not have it loaded what will happen?
>
>   I hope my friend is wrong or most all WB 1.2 will not run under 
>KS 1.21.
>

This is indeed our current thinking.  Let me explain our logic behind
the decision...(because I'd rather know about the problems now, rather
than after the release :-) )

The problem: The roms are full.  There are things we'd like to add.
And we're not quite ready to go to 512K of ROM.  (no flames on that, please)
So, what to do ?  

In looking over the things in ROM, there is only one candidate for removal
that shouldn't break anything...only one module with no calls, only one
program, in fact, that knows how to use it at all.  That's right, I'm
talking Workbench.

The only program that knows how to start Workbench is LoadWB.  Workbench
has no calls for other programs to make...thus, moving it to the
Workbench disk shouldn't break any programs.

So, a V1.2 program won't break.  Using a V1.2 Workbench disk won't
bring up Workbench directly, true, but you could adjust your disk.
(probably we'll put up an informative message when the V1.2 LoadWB
is run)
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