#: 16977 S12/OS9/68000 (OSK)
    07-Nov-92  22:41:12
Sb: #16976-#atari osk u.k.
Fm: Kevin Darling 76703,4227
To: PaulSeniura 76476,464 (X)

Paul,

Actually, I had thought your original posting was more of an informational
nature... that you were going to get the package anyway and then tell the rest
of us all about it :-)

See, the Cumana port has only really been sold overseas. That's why it would be
unusual to get a response here on US-dominated boards... nobody here has it! 
(People here had instead bought the ST port which Microware took over.)

The only thing (besides the MIDI driver, which you mentioned) that I recall as
being different from the MW version, is that supposedly all the drivers are
completely standalone.  (The MW version's drivers use some of the builtin TOS
ROM code.)

I *think* I've heard that the Cumana port has some form of multiscreen
environment, but I can't swear to it.  We're still trying to figure out if my
KW driver works on all STs (so that people won't get it for no reason). I
believe you can buy G-Windows for the Cumana port, but again, I just haven't
seen it in person and can't swear to it.  I'll try to ask on the internet for
more details.

Is it worth the price?  I think so, if it's the Pro package with C compiler
(which I believe it is).  Does it come with Basic too?  As you said, the ST is
a good machine (and quite okay in speed)... and super inexpensive these days. 
- kevin

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