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From: mel@fleet.UUCP (mel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 8-24GC and System 7.0
Message-ID: <17@fleet.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 91 09:59:55 GMT
References: <1991May22.153034.1227@bwdls61.bnr.ca> <1991May23.004756.15977@terminator.cc.umich.edu>
Reply-To: mel@fleet.UUCP ()
Organization: Fleet Parts & Equipment
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In article <1991May22.153034.1227@bwdls61.bnr.ca> aruigrok@bnr.ca (Adrian C
Ruig
rok) writes:
>Does anybody know what the latest word is on the 8-24GC card.  It does not
seem
>to work at all with 7.0 (sorry, it works but very very badly).  Is there a
way
>to get it to work under the new system, or are we waiting for Apple to get
>their act in gear and release new software?

According to a message I read on Applelink the 8-24GC Software drivers
won't be available to work under 7.0 in accelerated mode until the
FALL quarter. 

I can't believe they're going to need 4-5 months to write a 7.0 compatable 
driver for their premier video card.  How can Apple expect people to buy
their high end products if they are going to treat this class of users
as "step-children"?  Haven't they had betas of 7.0 in-house for about 6 months
prior to shipping 7.0 release?  Couldn't they have at least to begun the
writting of this driver using these betas just like they expected developers
to do when 7.0b4 was sent out on CD ROM several months ago?  On top of this
the current driver has several bugs that they have yet to correct under
System 6.0.  Can Apple really be considered serious about this product??

Mel Shear
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