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From: kurtzman@pollux.usc.edu (Stephen Kurtzman)
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Subject: Re: 'Dirty' ROMs - A Partial Answer
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Date: 21 May 91 07:05:21 GMT
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In article <1991May21.032658.5617@umbc3.umbc.edu> cs421317@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs421317) writes:

>I asked them what I should do to use more than ~13 meg of RAM and their answer
>was, 'Have you heard of a company called Connectix...?' They said that was
>the answer. 

>Does anyone know if this IS the answer? Have you heard any more detail about
>MODE32? How completely functional is it? Do I just drop it in the Extensions
>and never worry about this problem again?

>I guess if it works, I shouldn't complain. But a hardware solution would feel
>more comfortable.

The way I see it is that Connectix MODE32 is an unsatisfactory answer
from Apple. Specifically, I find it unacceptable that I would have to
pay $150+ to some company to fix an Apple bug, especially after paying
$100 for system 7. If MODE32 is a fix, then it indicates that there is
a bug in Apple's system software -- either that or Apple is not
interested in supporting its full product line.

No matter how you squint and try to interpret Apple's policies in the
32-bit fiasco, it seems they always come out looking like schmucks who
don't give a damn about their legal obligations and/or their installed
customer base.
-- 

Stephen Kurtzman             | "love is a minor chord; love is a mental ward;"
kurtzman@pollux.usc.edu      |  love is a drawn sword; love is its own reward."
                             |        -- Kate, Anna, & Jane McGarrigle