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From: gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple and ROM bugs
Message-ID: <76000088@uiucdcsp>
Date: 19 Dec 87 21:15:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Dec 19 15:15:00 1987


I was under the impression that new versions of System replaced the
jump table values in order to fix bugs (for instance, the "2nd drive runs
at half speed" bug in the SE).  After all, even bug fixes can have bugs!

Some bugs don't show up for a long while after a machine is released.
There may be more Mac II ROM bugs laying unprovoked (there's not a lot
of software out there).  I for one am not adament about getting my Mac
II ROMs fixed -- there may be additional bug fixes in later versions
of the ROMs -- so I'd be wasting everyone's time (including my own)
because I don't absolutely suffer from the Mac II ROM bug at the
moment.

I don't see what your concern is.  I thought the amount of RAM used
for patches was trivial.

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois
            {gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu}