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From: keith@apple.UUCP (Keith Rollin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: IIgs ROMS
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Date: Mon, 5-Oct-87 23:05:15 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  5 23:05:15 1987
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In article <8709301336.AA14718@crash.CTS.COM> pnet01!pro-sol!pro-colony!infoapple@nosc.MIL writes:
>
>I have talked to some people that are using the new ROMS that they got from
>their dealers and have been having problems.  Yet the people that I talk to
>that bought their IIgs's with the new ROMS installed have not had any
>problems.  Maybe Apple has had a problem with some of the upgrade chips being
>sent out to dealers?
>
Not as far as I've heard. However, I do have a theory as to what is happening.
(This is based on my own experience with an upgraded machine, supplemented with
speculation):

1) Apple customer goes out and buys an Apple IIGS in September-July time
   frame. At the same time, s/he buys some software that takes advantage of
   the GS's new features. When the new ROMs come out, their old software
   breaks due to some programming improprieties (true fact!).

2) Developers notice their mistakes, fix their code, and re-release it.

3) New GS buyers buy their new machines (with the new ROMs) and some new
   software (that has been revised), and it works!

Does this jive with anyone's experience?
-- 

Keith Rollin
Sales Technical Support
Apple Computer

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