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From: ralphw@ius3.ius.cs.cmu.edu (Ralph Hyre)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: System Disk
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Date: 16 Sep 88 17:09:53 GMT
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In article <242000007@prism> jib@prism.TMC.COM writes:
>... For all of you who say this is a change in Apple's policies -- your
>memories are not long enough; DOS 3.3 cost $75 for the upgrade (although it 
>did include a manual and two ROM chips for the Apple II drive).  
As I recall, some customers got it for free, when Apple went from 13 to 16
sector disks and a new Pascal 1.1? came out.  I think Pascal owners (and some
other customers) got their PROMS on the Disk ][ controller card replaced for
free.  Hard to support commercial software in both formats.
>PRODOS was not a free upgrade either.
True, although it did come on lots of applications sofware disks for free.
Documentation has always costed money.  I just wish I couls still buy the
original big red Apple book.  They'll never get my ][+ hardware reference
away from me.
>The current System upgrade policy for the MAC is 2 upgrades per year via
>dealers at $50 each.
At CMU, we seem to get it free at our computer store.  Again, the 
documentation costs money.
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					- Ralph W. Hyre, Jr.

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