Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!uw-beaver!mit-eddie!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ucbvax!PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU!MQUINN%UTCVM From: MQUINN%UTCVM@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: ProDOS Updates: Why? Message-ID: <9010260112.AA04744@apple.com> Date: 26 Oct 90 01:05:00 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 34 On Sat, 20 Oct 90 06:28:34 PST George Brownstone said: > The news that ProDOS v.1.9 (and 2.0, too?) has arrived >re-awakens one of my recurrent questions, which I've never >seen addressed in the magazines or on the BBS's: > > While I assume that the newer versions of ProDOS >represent advances of some sort, what are they, what are >their practical implications, and is it important or useful >for an ordinary computer user, like myself, to know? So >far, namely, I've either noticed no change, or developed >unexpected problems, but in no case have I ever encountered >a noticeable improvement. At the same time, I feel I ought If you have a program version version number, say.... 1.0, then a newer release comes out, say.... 1.1, it's almost always the exact same program with only bug fixes (at least, this is the way I understand it). When the version number finally increases a whole decimal... 2.0, then some new feature(s) has/have usually been added, but usually brings new bugs with it. Then version 2.1 will come out that fixes some of those bugs, then version 2.2 or 2.23 or 2.4a or whatever until it's actually 'upgraded' again with new features (version 3.0). I've never seen any 'official' documentation to support this, so I may be way off, but it seems to be true. >Thanx, >- George - ____________________________________________________________________ | | | | This is your brain... | BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm | | This is your brain on drugs... | pro-line: | | This is your brain on whole wheat.| mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com | |____________________________________|_______________________________|