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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:00:10 EST
From:         Arc Wave <arc@JUDY.INDSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Could someone PLEASE post this to COMP.SYS.AMIGA.MISC

I need someone from this group, to POST this message to COMP.SYS.AMIGA.MISC.
I would do it, but I do not know how. THANKS!

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Subject: CrossDOS on Amiga 4000 doesn't work

For a couple of days now I have been trying my best to get CrossDOS to work
on my Amiga 4000.  It seems however I have wasted my time, since this problem
must be in the Operating System 3.0 and the Amiga 4000 I have purchased.
I am of course rather pissed, since the ads by Commodore Amiga state that
CrossDOS comes with their Amiga 4000 machine and it should work (read/write
MS-DOS 720k and MS-DOS 1.44MB formatted disks).  This is not the case for
my machine.  They have not fulfilled my purchase, I demand as a customer to
have this repaired/fixed immediately.  I paid (to me) a whole lot of money,
and I should get what I paid for.  I do use the MS-DOS disks a lot for
transfering data between my Amiga and IBM at work.

Description of problem:
        I follow the instructions in the Workbench 3.0 manual on how to
        start CrossDOS, this however fails!
        I have:
          Gone into the DOSDrivers drawer (via WorkBench), and double-clicked
          on PC0, which after I wait for it to be activated, I place in
          a 720k floppy disk.  My workbench becomes unusable, the icons
          do not work, I cannot close any pre-opened windows, that is on
          workbench.  The drive light remains on.
        I have tried this:
          Same as above, but this time leave the Amiga Workbench 3.0 in
          the drive and double-clicked on PC0, it freezes the workbench
          again.
        I have tried booting from a floppy with the PC0 residing in the
        DEVS/DOSDRIVERS, but when it hits: BINDDRIVERS it just hangs.

        I have talked with several Amiga owners and they do not have this
        problem. I have talked with my Amiga dealer and they told me my
        Amiga 4000 was at Commodore Quality Control being looked at, and
        checked before being shipped.  They have neglected my machine!

I know of one other person on the COMP-SYS-AMIGA newsgroup that has this
same problem, just can't recall the owners name, would you please contact
me if you resolved this problem.  I need a machine that works, not one that
was overlooked.

Paul
"Wonder, what else is wrong!"


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