Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!dalcs!gergely From: gergely@dalcs.UUCP (Peter J Gergely) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: More on the Mac 512K and LW 5.0 Problem Message-ID: <2767@dalcs.UUCP> Date: 20 Jan 88 16:41:29 GMT Reply-To: gergely@dalcs.UUCP (Peter J Gergely) Organization: DREA, Dartmouth, NS Canada Lines: 57 More on the 512K, KE; Laser Driver 5.0, and Systems 3.2, and 3.3. To date I have received only the following message, on our problems with 512K's and Laser Drivers (LDs) 5.0. Date: Fri, 15 Jan 88 11:54 EST From: Subject: Laserwriter 5.0 bugs We have also had problems with the latest version of LaserWriter and LaserPrep, but they stem from using them with System 3.2 on 512E's. When trying to print a non-laser font, system crashes may occur that permanently destroy the disk. We've had both system and data disks go bad and thought all our disk drives were dying until we diagnosed the problem. Problems occured with Word 3.01 and MacDraw, but not Word 1.05 or WriteNow. Our only solution was to go to version 4.0 of laser files. Linda Iroff Humanities Computing Center Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 elfj@crnlvax5.bitnet In the meantime, I contacted Apple Canada, whose first and immediate response was to go back to LDs 4.0. Stating that this response was unsatisfactory, and that the documentation for the v5 System Software specifically states all machines on an Appletalk must run the same LDs, they said they would inquire to the US. The following answer was received (as best as I could transcribe the voice answer): "The LDs 5.0 were designed to function correctly ONLY with machines containing one or more MB of Ram. There is no simple cure that would allow this driver to work properly with the 512K Macintoshes, regardless of 64K or 128K rom. We will inform engineering that we have clients in the field requesting a compatible driver for Mac512K machines". This is a partially satisfactory answer, but we still cannot upgrade our 512K macs at the moment at the current upgrade prices, and our users really do prefer LDs 5.0. I wonder how many Macintosh Environments are being hurt with our problems, and the ones mentioned by Linda Iroff. Well, I wish I could talk to someone in Apple USA, as my call to Public Relations got transferred to International Customer Relations, and they have yet to return my call. Come on, Apple, there are some of us out here in the world that once believed in you for your upward compatibility and your upgrade policies. - Peter -- Peter J. Gergely (DREA, P.O. Box 1012, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3Z7 Canada) ARPANET: gergely@DREA-XX.ARPA (preferred) or Peter@DREA-GRIFFIN.ARPA DIALNET: Peter@DIAL|DREA-Griffin UUCP: gergely@dalcs.UUCP CSNET: gergely%cs.dal.cdn@ubc.csnet GENIE: GERGELY