Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!rochester!PT.CS.CMU.EDU!andrew.cmu.edu!mp1u+ From: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Info on planned ROM upgrades-A2000? Message-ID:Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 13:10:43 EST Article-I.D.: andrew.cVeloXy00XcQQU80-l Posted: Wed Nov 25 13:10:43 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 10:07:23 EST Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Lines: 37 In-Reply-To: <45600039@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> > Second, with upgrades planned for Feb, (ver 1.21 KS and 1.2 WB), Spring, > (ver 1.3 KS) and Summber (ver 1.4 KS) is there any reason to get each as > they come out? Somehow I find it hard to believe these rumors...that seems like a pretty tight timetable for upgrades to the system software. I can believe the 1.3 release for spring, but a 1.4 release for summer seems a bit far-fetched. On the same topic, I was considering buying a Kickstart ROM for my A1000. The two competing units seem to be CMI's Kickstart Eliminator and Michigan Software's Kwikstart. The Kwikstart seems to have an advantage in that you can get back to the normal Kickstart screen by holding down some esoteric key sequence. I have some questions? * If Commodore provides a future upgrade to Kickstart in ROM, will it work directly with either/both of these kits or will I have to go to the manufacturer for an update? * What happens if Commodore starts using the second half of the Kickstart ROM space? The CMI product uses that space to map the Kickstart RAM to. Does that mean the CMI board is in trouble in that case? What about the Kwikstart board? Does it map the Kickstart RAM to the same address space? * Is there any way to provide 512K Kickstart ROM space on the A1000? The comments from the Commodore folk so far have indicated that if the extra Kickstart ROM gets used, it would more than likely be for stuff that would otherwise reside on the Workbench disk, rather than introduce incompatibilities between the 1000 and the 500/2000. Nevertheless, it would be convenient to have the whole thing in ROM on the A1000 too. Michael Portuesi / Carnegie Mellon University ARPA/UUCP: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu BITNET: rainwalker@drycas "off the rack or custom-fit, it all seems the same" --ABC, "Date Stamp"