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From: cycy@isl1.ri.cmu.edu (Cowboy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 'Dirty' ROMs - A Partial Answer <-- NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
Summary: Hello? Apple?
Message-ID: <13164@pt.cs.cmu.edu>
Date: 23 May 91 07:01:46 GMT
References: <54426@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI
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In article <54426@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes:
> 
> I argued that Apple should do more than point to the existence of 
> MODE32 as the "solution" to the dirty-ROMs problem.  I think that
> Apple would do well to officially endorse MODE32, work with Connectix,
> perhaps even obtain the rights to the software as a way of standardizing
> this very fundamental aspect of the operating system.

I absolutely agree with this point. There needs to be some standard here to
avoid all sorts of chaos in the future. RTeally, if Apple takes any pride in
their work, it only seems natural that they would do something along these
lines.

The question I have, after all our jawing, is: Does Apple read this list? Are
they aware of the concerns brought up here? I know that Silicon Graphics reads
the SGI list, TI used to read the Explorer list (when they were still selling
and supporting them), and HP's David Neff has enough pride to read this list
about the Deskwriter (a thousand thank yous for everything, by the way). I
hope Apple monitors this list to help keep track of what people are thinking.

-- 

                                       -- Chris. (cycy@isl1.ri.cmu.edu)
"People make me pro-nuclear." -- Margarette Smith