jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos) (06/05/86)
Two days ago, I received my new copy of the Manx compiler update for version 1.06H. I read the manual before installing it, and was pleased to read that the new version was shipped with system 3.1.1 on it. (Release Document, page 2: "This is due in large part to the System file obtained from Apple which is version 3.1.1 ...") I was pleased to find this because I presently only had version 3.1. So, I spent half an hour moving all my DA's and fonts to the Manx system file, and rebooted the system... only to find that it had system 3.0, the so-called "deadly system". Well, sure enough, it did turn out to be a deadly system. While trying to restore my old system from backup, it insisted first that I unlock the disk ("Unlock disk?" it said in an innocuous manner), then announced that the disk needed "minor repairs". The repairs went OK, it seemed, but after copying the backup system onto my hard disk, it wouldn't boot! Fortunately I had another copy of the 3.1 system, albeit with none of my DA's and stuff, which I used to reboot. However, the backup disk still needed "minor repairs," and this time I got a "bomb" error everytime it tried to make the repairs. An hour later, everything is restored back to normal, but it's an hour and a half (altogether) that would have been better spent installing the new compiler. The moral of this story being... don't believe the Manx release documents for 1.06H. It's system 3.0 on there. -- E. Roskos
dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) (06/06/86)
Cricket Graph also comes on System 3.0/Finder 5.1. I moved the old
system onto it after trying to make a backup copy (which they recommend)
and have the system bomb - several times. You'd think the Finder
could at least copy a disk...
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