osmigo@ut-ngp.UUCP (Ron Morgan) (12/17/87)
Since I'm currently using a new SE and 6.0/4.2, I'm becoming more and more concerned about Apple's policy with regard to ROM bugs. I understand the 256K ROM's aren't quite totally devoid of such pests. Does Apple have an official policy for addressing this? Are bugs simply "fixed" in new machines as they are manufactured? If so, are said fixes available to earlier purcha- sers? Or, is Apple just piling on patch after patch in new version after new version of the ever-growing System/Finder? I think an answer to this question is sorely needed out here. Ron Morgan
kraut@ut-emx.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) (12/17/87)
[ just heard from "official" sources who may not want to be quoted by name: now what I'd like to know how I can recognize those new machines before accepting them in exchange for $$$$ !!! also, there is an *OFFICIAL* Apple policy on upgrading the buggy MacII ROMS: if you can convince Apple that you are using one of those cards which have more than 1 Meg of RAM and thus suffer gravely under the bug which recognizes only 1Meg ...... Apple wil will give you a replacement !!! call them up, or talk to your dealer and tell them that "YOU ARE SURE ABOUT THIS"... because I said so !! (-: -- werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (prefered address) kraut@emx.cc.utexas.edu kraut@ut-emx.UUCP (or ...!ut-sally!ut-emx!kraut)
gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu (12/20/87)
I was under the impression that new versions of System replaced the
jump table values in order to fix bugs (for instance, the "2nd drive runs
at half speed" bug in the SE). After all, even bug fixes can have bugs!
Some bugs don't show up for a long while after a machine is released.
There may be more Mac II ROM bugs laying unprovoked (there's not a lot
of software out there). I for one am not adament about getting my Mac
II ROMs fixed -- there may be additional bug fixes in later versions
of the ROMs -- so I'd be wasting everyone's time (including my own)
because I don't absolutely suffer from the Mac II ROM bug at the
moment.
I don't see what your concern is. I thought the amount of RAM used
for patches was trivial.
Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois
{gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu}