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From: keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Re: ROMs (was Rev C)
Message-ID: <19826@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 2 Nov 88 07:23:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: apple.19826
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8810311753.aa13861@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> ALBRO@NIEHS.BITNET writes:
>Keith Rollin, Apple developer (tech support) asks: "what would you like to
>see?" in reply to a complaint about the mindlessness of current Apple
>"owners manuals".  I would like to see schematics of the modem and printer
>port circuits, since the 6551 is no longer used.  I would like to have an
>explanation of what the control panel actually does when you make a given
>selection, since in many cases it does not do what the name of the selection
>implies.  I could go on for miles.

Please! Do go on for miles!

However, I would like to point out the difference between "Owners Manuals" and
"Technical Manuals". The Owner's Manuals are indeed "mindless" to a group that
is as technically advanced as this one. However, to the other 2.5 million
Apple II* owners out there, the Owners Manuals are just fine.

For this reason, we publish the Technical Manuals separately. In these manuals,
you will likely find the information you need. For instance, the schematics
for the SCC in the Apple IIGS are included on Part 4 of the foldouts at the
end of the Apple IIGS Hardware Reference.

As for the Control Panel, what are your concerns there? What isn't it doing?
What would you like to know about it? For the most part, it simply stores
values in Battery RAM for the ROMs to use later (like keyboard speed, etc.).
Some things, like border color, take effect immediately.


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