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clf3678@ultb.UUCP (C.L. Freemesser) writes:

| In article <1660@atari.UUCP> kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher) writes:
| >
| >Available now at a dealer near you.  And if it isn't, please WRITE A LETTER
| >to Atari Corp. asking why Rainbow TOS isn't available at your dealer.

| Well, if Atari got off it's toosh and came up to the North East and
| SIGNED UP SOME DEALERS, we might have somewheres to get 1.4, not to
| mention other trivial things like computer, and monitors, and the such.

| No flame at you specifically, but I just thought it was a funny paradox.
| Going to places that don't exist for things that haven't been released
| yet.

  I apologise for any problems my precipitous comments may have caused.
My intent was to get people _going_ to their dealers to ask about the
Rainbow TOS upgrade, so that their dealers would start ordering them
from Atari.  I want to get this upgrade out there!!!  So much so, that
I may have jumped the chain of command a bit too far on this one.

  The fact remains that Rainbow TOS ROMs should be available to dealers
NOW.  Sam Tramiel said on the GEnie live conference last night that
they were.  He also said that we will be announcing a method later in
the week whereby people who don't have dealers nearby can get the upgrade.
I don't know the details of that, it hasn't been worked out in detail yet,
but as soon as details are available, we'll let you know.

  Another thing you should be aware of: if you're reading this, you're
closer to the source than a lot of dealers are.  Many dealers don't get
online or read the nets, so they don't find out about things like this
until a dealer newsletter makes it to them, or they find out from their
Atari rep, or whatever, and that can take time. If you go to your
dealer and they give you blank stares, or (gasp) laugh at you when you
ask for Rainbow TOS ROMs, kindly inform them that they should call
Atari, because the details of the upgrade haven't made it to them yet. 
I suspect a lot of people will be wanting this upgrade, and the dealers
will be grateful to you for the tip.

  Again, I'm sorry for any confusion or problems my comment may have
caused.  I hope you all get Rainbow TOS in your ST's soon!


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