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From: gwyn@smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: System Disk 3.2
Message-ID: <8429@smoke.ARPA>
Date: 4 Sep 88 07:40:45 GMT
References: <6722@uwmcsd1.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
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Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <6722@uwmcsd1.UUCP> aehl@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Donald J Aehl) writes:
>Is is true that the Apple IIgs System Disk 3.2 is ONLY available through
>ADPA and for $18.00?

No, it's also available for downloading on GEnie.  Be warned that
if you want the whole thing (more than 600Kbytes) downloading it
may cost you about as much as getting it through APDA.

>Aren't the Authorized Apple Dealers going to get this update, ...

Apparently not.

> and will those of
>us who don't belong to ADPA be able to make a copy of it?

No matter where someone obtains it, it is licensed software
and you are supposed to abide by Apple's license agreement.

>If not, then why?  What's the big deal.  Aren't we entitled to the most
>current version of the System Disk for our own Apple Computer?

You're entitled to what you pay for, not to free maintenance and
support into the indefinite future.  I don't think $18 is much
at all for an entire new release of an operating system.