From: dtiberio@engws10.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio)
Subject: Re:      Could someone PLEASE post this to COMP.SYS.AMIGA.MISC
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:11:24 GMT

In article <9211200400.AA28103@judy.indstate.edu> Arc Wave <arc@JUDY.INDSTATE.EDU> writes:
>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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