infoapple@pro-colony.UUCP (Info Apple) (09/29/87)
I have talked to some people that are using the new ROMS that they got from their dealers and have been having problems. Yet the people that I talk to that bought their IIgs's with the new ROMS installed have not had any problems. Maybe Apple has had a problem with some of the upgrade chips being sent out to dealers? UUCP: [ ihnp4 sdcsvax nosc ] !crash!pnet01!pro-sol!pro-colony!dale ARPA: crash!pnet01!pro-sol!pro-colony!dale@nosc.mil INET: pro-colony!dale@pro-sol.cts.com proline: [ pro-carolina pro-party pro-sol ] dale@pro-colony pro-colony :-> 1 214 370-7056 - 300/1200 - 24 hrs
keith@apple.UUCP (Keith Rollin) (10/06/87)
In article <8709301336.AA14718@crash.CTS.COM> pnet01!pro-sol!pro-colony!infoapple@nosc.MIL writes: > >I have talked to some people that are using the new ROMS that they got from >their dealers and have been having problems. Yet the people that I talk to >that bought their IIgs's with the new ROMS installed have not had any >problems. Maybe Apple has had a problem with some of the upgrade chips being >sent out to dealers? > Not as far as I've heard. However, I do have a theory as to what is happening. (This is based on my own experience with an upgraded machine, supplemented with speculation): 1) Apple customer goes out and buys an Apple IIGS in September-July time frame. At the same time, s/he buys some software that takes advantage of the GS's new features. When the new ROMs come out, their old software breaks due to some programming improprieties (true fact!). 2) Developers notice their mistakes, fix their code, and re-release it. 3) New GS buyers buy their new machines (with the new ROMs) and some new software (that has been revised), and it works! Does this jive with anyone's experience? -- Keith Rollin Sales Technical Support Apple Computer Stupid Disclaimer: I read this board for fun, not profit Stupid Quote: If god had meant man to fly, he would have given him plane tickets
lwv@n8emr.UUCP (Larry W. Virden) (10/06/87)
What type of problems? I have had my upgrade for about 2-3 weeks now and have had no problems - but then I dont have any software other than public domain/shareware. Perhaps the problems folks are having are not with the roms but the ProDos that they are using? System Disk 3.2 is supposedly now available from some dealers - all GS owners should track it down and use it. -- Larry W. Virden 75046,606 (CIS) 674 Falls Place, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (614) 864-8817 cbosgd!n8emr!lwv HAM/SWL BBS (HBBS) 614-457-4227.. 300/1200 bps We haven't inherited the world from our parents, but borrowed it from our children.
ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher) (10/08/87)
Keith, Welcome to the net! I've got a question for you. I use a IIgs on an Apple- Talk network with Macs. Whenever I print to the LaserWriter, if a Mac has printed first, I have to turn off the LaserWriter and recycle it to print. Is there a newer version of LaserPrep that can coexist with the Mac? The problem does not occur if the Macs are running Pagemaker 2.0 with the Aldus LaserWriter drivers instead of Apples'. Any fixes for this? Thanks! Rick Fincher ranger@ecsvax
keith@apple.UUCP (Keith Rollin) (10/09/87)
In article <3997@ecsvax.UUCP> ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher) writes: > >Keith, > >Welcome to the net! I've got a question for you. I use a IIgs on an Apple- >Talk network with Macs. Whenever I print to the LaserWriter, if a Mac has >printed first, I have to turn off the LaserWriter and recycle it to print. >Is there a newer version of LaserPrep that can coexist with the Mac? The >problem does not occur if the Macs are running Pagemaker 2.0 with the Aldus >LaserWriter drivers instead of Apples'. Any fixes for this? > >Thanks! > >Rick Fincher >ranger@ecsvax Not yet. The LaserPrep file that the Apple IIGS is essentially the same as the 3.3 LaserPrep file for the Mac. Therefore, your Macs would have to use the same version. This is certainly not the ideal situation that Apple wants to be in. Our intention is to have the Apple IIGS independant of any Prep file whatsoever. That way, the Mac can go about and initialize the laserwriter with whatever version it wants, and it won't affect the GS. However, with all the 3rd party developers clamoring for printing drivers, we had to give them something. The fastest thing to do was to leverage off of the Mac LaserPrep. -- Keith Rollin amdahl\ Sales Technical Support pyramid!sun !apple!keith Apple Computer decwrl/ Disclaimer: I read this board for fun, not profit. Anything I say is from the result of reading magazines, hacking, and soaking my head in acid.