Re: How to determine GS/OS version

[Greg Buchner <null@none.invalid>]

In article <l2b5d4d6b1ao0pvgl5q17ti27li97796gj@4ax.com>,
 Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com> wrote:

>     Yep, that is correct. I always thought they should have called the
> first release of GS/OS (released in System 4) version 1.0, since it was
> essentially a brand new operating system written from the ground up 
> rather than a mere update of ProDOS 16 version 1. And of course it
> was a true 16-bit operating system, whereas ProDOS 16 was not (it
> was a hacked 16-bit shell around an 8-bit operating system if memory
> serves right).

Rumor/speculation I heard way back then was that there was an internal 
GS/OS V1.0 that they were trying to push, and when the finally got 
permission to 'send it out', they updated it to v2.0.

But I may have heard from someone who didn't know for certain...

Greg B.

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