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From article <1406@atari.UUCP>, by kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher):
>  
>   The German TOS release is exactly the same as what is being made for
> France, Switzerland, USA, Canada, UK, etc. etc.  This is very much
> the most bug-free TOS version yet.
>  
>   If we knew of any serious (or even small!) bugs, it would not have
> been released!

So, is this version finally IT then?  Or are you still testing, Ken?

Seriously, my impression is that, thanks to people like Ken and
Allan (and a few others before them who have since left for other
pastures: Landon, Alex & co.) Atari's support, at least on this
network, is now pretty acceptable.  However, it still takes too
long to get products out the door (not Ken's or Allan's fault, I
should add), there are still lots of problems with policy
co-ordination between Atari USA and the various subsidiaries (I'm
starting to BELIEVE the customer support people in the UK when
they say they don't know what's going on, and I think that's
worse than believing they're just putting me off!) and there are
still the most amazing cock-ups. 

On this last point, why does the fabled (and long-since
'finished', according to an Atari UK spokesperson at Hannover)
CD-ROM player not (yet?) have software to allow CDs for MS-DOS
machines to be used without problems, and why does it not have an
interface that would allow PC users to plug it into their
machines? Does Atari not want to create a market for it?

>  Ken Badertscher                 | #include <disclaimer>
>  Atari R&D Software Engine       | GEMDOS LIVES! ...or is that Frodo?

Well, the heavy betting around here's on Frodo, at least until
people outside the magic circle of developers can get their hands
on TOS 1.4   :-)

Graham
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