aho@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Alex Ho) (01/29/89)
looking at the new version of the system software that i just
got (6.0.3), the only improvement seems to lie with the way
the laserwriter ii and the imagewriter lq are handled. i was
told that there were various minor bug fixes made. does anyone
have any specifics?
alex
Alex Ho
University of California, Berkeley aho@cory.berkeley.edu
...ucbvax!cory!ahosimon@alberta.uucp (Simon Tortike) (01/29/89)
In article <9232@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> aho@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Alex Ho) writes: > >looking at the new version of the system software that i just >got (6.0.3), the only improvement seems to lie with the way >the laserwriter ii and the imagewriter lq are handled. i was >told that there were various minor bug fixes made. does anyone >have any specifics? >Alex Ho A recent note on Compuserve states that v6.0.3 is an update for MC68030 machines with changes to the System, Responder and the Apple File Exchange. (Stew Rubenstein, 24-Jan-89). As a IIx owner using v6.0.2, what am I missing? ------------------- Simon Tortike, Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineering, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CANADA T6G 2G6. simon@alberta.uucp || Tel. +1 403 492-3338
jackiw@cs.swarthmore.edu (Nick Jackiw) (01/30/89)
In article <2017@pembina.UUCP> simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike) writes: > A recent note on Compuserve states that v6.0.3 is an update for MC68030 > machines with changes to the System, Responder and the Apple File > Exchange. (Stew Rubenstein, 24-Jan-89). As a IIx owner using v6.0.2, > what am I missing? > ------------------- > Simon Tortike, Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineering, Nothing. According to the official "United States Macintosh System Software 6.0.3 Change History" released the day before Christmas by Apple: "The United States Macintosh System Software 6.0.2 is primarily a maintenance release and a bug fix for the Apple File Exchange. In addition it provides a hook to support 32 Bit Color QuickDraw, and fixes problems in the AppleTalk Manager and the Time Manager. This System file will be released to support a future Macintosh." -- In that no installer scripts were issued with 6.0.3, this should NOT be interpreted as a general release. It's for developers to make sure their software works with 32-bit ("clean") QuickDraw. This doesn't offer new functionality, it just offers compatibility with the new class of machines. "The installed base does not need to upgrade to System 6.0.3." - Steve Mann, System Software Evangelist; Cover Letter to Developers Hope this helps. -- +-------------------+-jackiw@cs.swarthmore.edu / !rutgers!bpa!swatsun!jackiw-+ | nicholas jackiw | jackiw%campus.swarthmore.edu@swarthmr.bitnet | +-------------------+-VGP/MathDept/Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081--+ "Big tough man. Big tough plan. Spend my life. With a big tough wife." - Ant
emuroga@m.cs.uiuc.edu (01/31/89)
I read in MacUser that system 6.0.3 was released for the SE/30 and that it doesn't do anything 6.0.2 doesn't. Eisuke Muroga University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ARPA emuroga@m.cs.uiuc.edu CSNET emuroga@uiuc.csnet USENET uiucdcs!uiucdcsm!emuroga BITNET emuroga%m.cs.uiuc.edu@uiucvmd.bitnet
lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) (01/31/89)
In article <9232@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> aho@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Alex Ho) writes: > >looking at the new version of the system software that i just >got (6.0.3), the only improvement seems to lie with the way >the laserwriter ii and the imagewriter lq are handled. i was The contents of the Printing Tools disks seems identical between 6.0.2 and 6.0.3 (except that the vers resource were changed to indicate the fils are part of 6.0.3). System 6.0.3 is required for people with the Macintosh SE/30. It also has support for installing 32-bit Color Quickdraw, when it becomes available. (Some of the news stories have been a bit ambiguous about this; the code to implement 32-bit Color Quickdraw is not in 6.0.3.) There is also a change the Apple File Exchange program.
ech@pegasus.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath) (02/01/89)
From article <2017@pembina.UUCP>, by simon@alberta.uucp (Simon Tortike): > A recent note on Compuserve states that v6.0.3 is an update for MC68030 > machines with changes to the System, Responder and the Apple File > Exchange. (Stew Rubenstein, 24-Jan-89). As a IIx owner using v6.0.2, > what am I missing? Maybe nothing, but my Time Manager calls cause colorful crashes with 6.0.2 (at least on a Mac II). There is NOTHING wrong with my code: it all works fine with 6.0.3. =Ned Horvath=
dp22+@andrew.cmu.edu (David Bruce Pinkus) (02/09/89)
Hi all..
I know 6.0.3 has some extra things to handle the SE/30, but does
it offer any bug fixes?
Dave Pinkus
Carnegie Mellon University
dp22+@andrew.cmu.edu
"The plus in my name is so the mailer doesn't waste time validating my address."ron_b@apollo.COM (Ronald Buttiglieri) (07/25/89)
Hi. When I received my HD a few weeks ago it was pre-formatted and had
system 6.0.3 installed. What is the difference between it and 6.0.2?
Ron
ron_b@apollo.comkent@lloyd.camex.uucp (Kent Borg) (07/26/89)
In article <44a23c3d.16321@apollo.COM> ron_b@apollo.COM (Ronald Buttiglieri) writes: >Hi. When I received my HD a few weeks ago it was pre-formatted and had >system 6.0.3 installed. What is the difference between it and 6.0.2? Not much. 6.0.3 came out to support the IIx and SEx (aka SE/30). The Apple File Exchange got some fixing, Responder changed, and the System file itself got some changes. Oh, there were hooks left in the System for 32-Bit QuickDraw. You want 6.0.3 if you: are running an SEx, or IIx, use Apple File Exchange, have a gripe with Responder that they might have fixed, want to use 32-Bit QuickDraw, or just have to have the latest stuff on your disk. If, on the other hand, you are happy with your Macintosh on 6.0.2, are getting work done, and don't want to mess with success, don't bother. In your case, you have 6.0.3 running, keep it. Kent Borg kent@lloyd.uucp or ...!husc6!lloyd!kent
tecot@Apple.COM (Ed Tecot) (07/27/89)
In article <44a23c3d.16321@apollo.COM> ron_b@apollo.COM (Ronald Buttiglieri) writes: >Hi. When I received my HD a few weeks ago it was pre-formatted and had >system 6.0.3 installed. What is the difference between it and 6.0.2? System 6.0.3 differs from 6.0.2 only in support for the Macintosh IIcx and SE/30. Of course, it doesn't matter if you use it other current Macintoshes either. _emt
mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) (07/27/89)
In article <33497@apple.Apple.COM> tecot@Apple.COM (Ed Tecot) writes: >In article <44a23c3d.16321@apollo.COM> ron_b@apollo.COM (Ronald Buttiglieri) writes: >>Hi. When I received my HD a few weeks ago it was pre-formatted and had >>system 6.0.3 installed. What is the difference between it and 6.0.2? > >System 6.0.3 differs from 6.0.2 only in support for the Macintosh IIcx and >SE/30. Of course, it doesn't matter if you use it other current Macintoshes >either. > It also includes a complete rewrite of the Time Manager and some other minor bug fixes. If you want to see all the changes, they were once posted and are available for FTP from Apple (130.43.2.2) in the ~ftp/pub/dts/mac/sys.soft directory... Mark B. Johnson AppleLink: mjohnson Developer Technical Support domain: mjohnson@Apple.com Apple Computer, Inc. UUCP: {amdahl,decwrl,sun,unisoft}!apple!mjohnson "You gave your life to become the person you are right now. Was it worth it?" - Richard Bach, _One_
minkus@lesath.usc.edu (Bob Minkus) (07/28/89)
In article <44a23c3d.16321@apollo.COM>ron_b@apollo.COM (Ronald Buttiglieri) writes: >Hi. When I received my HD a few weeks ago it was pre-formatted and had >system 6.0.3 installed. What is the difference between it and 6.0.2? I have a similar question. I just bought a Mac+ and got System 6.0 with it. I would think that I should be able to get the latest version with a new Mac. My question: Is it worth the bother to try and get them to upgrade me to 6.0.2/3? I'm really not interested in spending another $40.00+ on an upgrade right away. Bob Bob Minkus -- USC University Computing Services uucp: uunet!usc!minkus bitnet: minkus@gamera internet: minkus@usc.edu
mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (07/28/89)
In article <18837@usc.edu> minkus@lesath.usc.edu (Bob Minkus) writes: > > I have a similar question. I just bought a Mac+ and got > System 6.0 with it. I would think that I should be able to > get the latest version with a new Mac. My question: Is it worth > the bother to try and get them to upgrade me to 6.0.2/3? I'm > really not interested in spending another $40.00+ on an upgrade > right away. If, in fact, they actually stuck you with 6.0, it's definitely worth your while to upgrade to 6.0.2. You shouldn't have to spend any money for the upgrade. You should be able to take your system floppies (and maybe 1 or 2 extra, I don't remember) to your dealer and have them copy the new system onto them. The fee is only if you want doccumentation, which you really don't need, since it really didn't change much. 6.0.2 was a bug fix. 6.0 had a number of bugs, some of which were apparently unfriendly. You don't need 6.0.3, since it is exclusively for the 68030-based machines. (or is it just SE/30?-- anyway, not the plus). If they won't copy the new system for you, yell a lot, and if that doesn't work, check with a user-group or just find a friend who has 6.0.2 and copy his disks. You're entitled to the soft- ware free -- Apple said so. --Mike
mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) (07/28/89)
In article <453@lloyd.camex.uucp> kent@lloyd.UUCP (Kent Borg) writes: > >Not much. 6.0.3 came out to support the IIx and SEx (aka SE/30). The >Apple File Exchange got some fixing, Responder changed, and the System >file itself got some changes. Oh, there were hooks left in the System >for 32-Bit QuickDraw. > >You want 6.0.3 if you: are running an SEx, or IIx, > use Apple File Exchange, > have a gripe with Responder that they might have fixed, > want to use 32-Bit QuickDraw, > or just have to have the latest stuff on your disk. > Or if you are using any time-critical programs which rely upon the Time Manager. It was completely rewritten for 6.0.3 and is not usable in prior versions of the System Software. Mark B. Johnson AppleLink: mjohnson Developer Technical Support domain: mjohnson@Apple.com Apple Computer, Inc. UUCP: {amdahl,decwrl,sun,unisoft}!apple!mjohnson "You gave your life to become the person you are right now. Was it worth it?" - Richard Bach, _One_