Re: Re: Hard disk questions

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From: Bart L. Atwell
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1987 01:39

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In article <503@atari.UUcp> apratt@atari.UUcp (Allan Pratt) writes:
  Since this problem is
  not a showstopper -- you are able to use your machine -- we don't feel
  that fixing it alone warrants a new ROM release.  In addition, this
  problem reaches to the very core of GEMDOS, and fixing it (and other
  GEMDOS irregularities) entails a complete rewrite.  Adding blt
  (blitter) support, for example, does NOT entail a complete rewrite
  (just the conversion of software-blt code in the LINE-A interface to
  hardware-blt).


Does this imply that the ROM release with the blitter will not correct the
internal GEMDOS problems, but will just provide the necessary changes for
blitter operation?

Bart
atwell@utah-cs

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From: atwell@utah-cs.UUCP (Bart L. Atwell)
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Subject: Re: Re: Hard disk questions
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Date: Fri, 2-Jan-87 20:39:59 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  2 20:39:59 1987
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