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From: m...@spt.entity.com (Marty Connor)
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Subject: Thanks CONNECTIX!!
Summary: corporations are not human beings
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Date: 11 Sep 91 04:23:46 GMT
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Thanks to the people of CONNECTIX for writing MODE32.
If it hadn't been for you, the management of Apple wouldn't have had
the easy out of licensing your software and thus making the lawsuits
against them harder to press.
Your non-copy-protected software would have been the most bootlegged
piece of code around (after After Dark), and you would not have made
that much money from it. Now you will make money, and Apple looks
like a bunch of angels!
Imagine:
They might have been forced to upgrade the dirty ROMS in their
machines.
Now, we get to thank the people at Apple who are basking in the
afterglow of THEIR MANAGEMENT essentially doing the CHEAPEST THING
they could do to get out of a bad situation gracefully.
Think about it gang. Technically it wouldn't be that hard to clean up
the ROMs. Connectix seems to have found a way. It would have been a
logistical nightmare to keep track of them though; And after the
layoffs and all, you can imagine the staffing problems. Of course you
can.
If Connectix hadn't stepped in and done what must be a pretty awesome
piece of code to patch and warm boot the machine, patching just the
right routines... Apple might have actually had to upgrade the ROMs
to do what their manuals said the machine would do. (address 128mb RAM).
Remember when...
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From: Kent Sandvik <mit-eddie!apple.com!ksand>
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Subject: Re: IIcx ROM Question
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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 91 11:04:27 -0800
From: Kent Sandvik <mit-eddie!apple.com!ksand>
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Subject: Re: IIcx ROM Question
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In article <12...@spt.entity.com> you write:
>Can someone tell me whether it will be possible to put 20 megabytes of
>physical RAM in a IIcx and have System 7 use it all properly?
>
>Will this require a ROM upgrade?
>
>Will IIci ROMs work in a IIcx for most intents and purposes?
>
>If the ROMs in a IIcx are not 32 bit clean, can they be loaded to RAM
>and patched around using the PMMU? Has any third party company
>thought about this [the VIRTUAL people come to mind.]
>
>Can someone help with some answers? Thanks.
Marty, I don't think you could get by without 32-bit clean roms for the
32-bit mode. I know some developers who have switched roms in the cx or
II machines in order to get 32-bit mode to work.
Eventually we should provide a developer update program for this. I have
to check out about it.
Regards,
Kent Sandvik
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From: b...@Apple.COM (bill coderre)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Thanks CONNECTIX!!
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In article <29...@spt.entity.com> mdc@spt.UUCP (Marty Connor) writes:
|Thanks to the people of CONNECTIX for writing MODE32.
|
|If it hadn't been for you, the management of Apple wouldn't have had
|the easy out of licensing your software and thus making the lawsuits
|against them harder to press.
So what exactly is your point?
You're getting the 32-bit issue resolved at no cost to you in a very
clean, compatible way that can be turned off if necessary.
What else is it that you wanted?
bill coderre
arguments are down the hall
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From: m...@spt.entity.com (Marty Connor)
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Subject: Re: Thanks CONNECTIX!!
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In article <57...@apple.Apple.COM> b...@Apple.COM (bill coderre) writes:
>You're getting the 32-bit issue resolved at no cost to you in a very
>clean, compatible way that can be turned off if necessary.
In my opinion in is neither clean enough or compatible enough.
>What else is it that you wanted?
32 bit clean ROMs. Plain and simple.
Marty
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From: Mike_S...@claris.com (Mike Steiner)
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Subject: Re: Thanks CONNECTIX!!
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In article <29...@spt.entity.com>, m...@spt.entity.com (Marty Connor)
writes:
>
> In article <57...@apple.Apple.COM> b...@Apple.COM (bill coderre)
> writes:
> >You're getting the 32-bit issue resolved at no cost to you in a
> >very
> >clean, compatible way that can be turned off if necessary.
>
> In my opinion in is neither clean enough or compatible enough.
>
> >What else is it that you wanted?
>
> 32 bit clean ROMs. Plain and simple.
Nobody promised you 32-bit clean ROMs. With Mode/32, you have a
32-bit-clean Macintosh. Apple has
not only kept its promise, it has gone beyond what it had promised.
If I recall Apple's press release correctly, eventually the functions
of Mode/32 will be rolled into
the system file. If Apple had done that with system 7 in the first
place, would you have complained
that there were no 32-bit-clean ROMs?
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From: m...@spt.entity.com (Marty Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Thanks CONNECTIX!!
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Date: 14 Sep 91 18:52:03 GMT
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In article <13...@claris.com> Mike_S...@claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:
> Nobody promised you 32-bit clean ROMs.
Not explicitly, to my recollection, but I argue that the implication
was fairly clear by their own documentation. I quite simply don't
like the way they implemented the fix (patching out large chunks of
the ROM). I think even their own engineers would agree this is a
sub-optimal solution.
> With Mode/32, you have a 32-bit-clean Macintosh.
This sentence is misleading. I have a 24 bit Macintosh with patches
to make it appear that it is not. The IIci is a 32 bit Macintosh.
> Apple has not only kept its promise, it has gone beyond what it had
> promised.
Apple has made a fix which I consider inappropriate. I wish to replace
my ROMs with 32 bit capable ones.
> If I recall Apple's press release correctly, eventually the
> functions of Mode/32 will be rolled into the system file. If Apple
> had done that with system 7 in the first place, would you have
> complained that there were no 32-bit-clean ROMs?
I probably would not have complained unless I had noticed a problem I
could attribute to their patches which provided less than a completely
32 bit clean environment.
---------------
But, the fact is that they did not. I believe somebody seriously
underestimated how upset people would be to find out that the
expensive machine they bought last year would not do what was promised
by Apple.
Apple (I am given to understand) helped Connectix with the $169
software fix, which says to me that they knew large parts of the ROM
needed attention, and they could have done it easily enough
themselves. In software or hardware. I am told stock IIci ROMs will
even work in a IIcx, modulo some debugger weirdness most people would
not see.
Then they had a choice. Lots of pissed users; People hacking the
Connectix init to remove the parts that checks the network for
duplication, people posting the fixed version to bboards under a
clever new name... Or they could put the fix in System 7.0.x along
with ATM. But that would screw Connectix out of one of their
products...
So they license the software from Connectix so that they won't be mad
because Apple took away their market, which Apple gave them in the
first place by helping them patch the ROMs. Then they tell everybody
that we're now doing 'the right thing'. Connectix is happy, Apple
looks like a nice company who cares about its customers, and the users
are mostly happy.
They could *still* offer a ROM upgrade for people who want it.
Maybe even charge a nominal fee to cover overhead. Most people will
take the software init and be happy. Connectix still gets the
licensing fee, so they're happy. Apple addresses the few people who
want clean ROMs, And they're happy.
It appears it may be cheaper and easier for Apple to use a software
upgrade path than to replace ROMs. I don't argue that.
-------------
I restate my request to Apple as follows:
I prefer a 32 bit clean ROM upgrade to a pure software solution
for the "dirty ROM" problem with certain Mac II series computers.
I believe this to be a more appropriate solution for this
particular problem than a software upgrade.
I would like to see this solution available (at little or no cost)
to the owners of the above-mentioned machines.
I suggest that both a software and a hardware option be made
available. A system patch for free (MODE32 or System Software
Upgrade), or for a nominal charge, a ROM upgrade for those who
prefer it.
----------
If the powers that be at Apple choose not to honor my request that is
what they choose to do. My request stands. I think it is reasonable.
Marty
P.S. Could someone forward this to the appropriate people in Apple or
supply and address (electronic or otherwise) where I can send
this request? Thanks.
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From: fl...@wsl.dec.com (Jonathan E. Flamm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Thanks CONNECTIX!!
Message-ID: <1991Sep15.202148.7320@PA.dec.com>
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In article <29...@spt.entity.com> mdc@spt.UUCP (Marty Connor) writes:
>
>like the way they implemented the fix (patching out large chunks of
>the ROM). I think even their own engineers would agree this is a
>sub-optimal solution.
>
> > With Mode/32, you have a 32-bit-clean Macintosh.
>
>This sentence is misleading. I have a 24 bit Macintosh with patches
>to make it appear that it is not. The IIci is a 32 bit Macintosh.
>
Well, I don't think this is news to too many people -- but most Macintosh system
software disks do exactly this: patch out large chunks of the ROM. This is done
to fix bugs, add functionality etc. All Macintoshes are 32 bit machines. Some
simply have code that restricts use of the upper 8 bits. MODE32 patches the
offending code in the same way Apple fixes its own bugs. The result to you is
no difference. Apple is simply giving you new ROM code without the pain of having
to change the chip. Why would Apple want to put itself and its customers through an
expensive and inconvenient ROM upgrade, when a software solution is funtionally
identically and faster and easier for everyone. In the future (as I infer from
messages on the net) all system software will incorporate MODE32 which will make
Macs 32 bit clean out of the box i.e. there will be no way to tell the difference.
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From: b...@Apple.COM (bill coderre)
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Subject: Re: Thanks CONNECTIX!!
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I wrote:
|>You're getting the 32-bit issue resolved at no cost to you in a very
|>clean, compatible way that can be turned off if necessary.
In article <29...@spt.entity.com> mdc@spt.UUCP (Marty Connor) writes:
|In my opinion in is neither clean enough or compatible enough.
Now here's something we can talk facts about.
Tell me a few reasons why you feel the way you do.
We've already mentioned that all systems since dawn of creation (well,
maybe 1.1!) have backpatched the ROMs during boot. Although this takes
up a little memory (100K in system 6.0.7 on a MacPlus) it doesn't
influence the speed any, and any program that doesn't run, well, is a
bad program.
Are there any programs (or hardwares) that run on a "clean-ROM" Mac
that don't run on a "MODE-32" Mac?
I'm interested in making a software solution perfect for everyone,
since it's easy to turn off if you need to, it's damn cheap, and it
doesn't require a gajillion Macs to be serviced.
In your interests, you certainly got 32-bit-ness a heckuvalot faster
than taking a number at a service center!
bc
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From: Mike_S...@claris.com (Mike Steiner)
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In article <29...@spt.entity.com>, m...@spt.entity.com (Marty Connor) writes:
>
> In article <13...@claris.com> Mike_S...@claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:
>
> > Nobody promised you 32-bit clean ROMs.
>
> Not explicitly, to my recollection, but I argue that the implication
> was fairly clear by their own documentation. I quite simply don't
> like the way they implemented the fix (patching out large chunks of
> the ROM). I think even their own engineers would agree this is a
> sub-optimal solution.
A very large portion of the system consists of ROM patches. The only
difference with Mode/32 is that
it is an init instead of it being rolled into the system itself.
> > With Mode/32, you have a 32-bit-clean Macintosh.
>
> This sentence is misleading. I have a 24 bit Macintosh with patches
> to make it appear that it is not. The IIci is a 32 bit Macintosh.
The hardware is 32 bit. Whether the 32-bit-clean memory manager is in
RAM or ROM is moot.
> > Apple has not only kept its promise, it has gone beyond what it had
> > promised.
>
> Apple has made a fix which I consider inappropriate. I wish to replace
> my ROMs with 32 bit capable ones.
Why? What does that give you over a software solution? Apple never
promised 32-bit
clean ROMs for the IIcx or earlier models.
> > If I recall Apple's press release correctly, eventually the
> > functions of Mode/32 will be rolled into the system file. If Apple
> > had done that with system 7 in the first place, would you have
> > complained that there were no 32-bit-clean ROMs?
>
> I probably would not have complained unless I had noticed a problem I
> could attribute to their patches which provided less than a completely
> 32 bit clean environment.
Have you found any of those problems that are attributable to Mode/32?
f you have,
what are they?
> ---------------
> But, the fact is that they did not. I believe somebody seriously
> underestimated how upset people would be to find out that the
> expensive machine they bought last year would not do what was promised
> by Apple.
>
> Apple (I am given to understand) helped Connectix with the $169
> software fix, which says to me that they knew large parts of the ROM
> needed attention, and they could have done it easily enough
> themselves. In software or hardware. I am told stock IIci ROMs will
> even work in a IIcx, modulo some debugger weirdness most people would
> not see.
I haven't heard that. Even so, what about the II, IIx, and SE/30?
That is four
sets of ROM that Apple would have had to make. Further, how many
machines are
involved, and how many of their owners would want to upgrade the ROMs?
How
much would it have cost Apple to design and make them? That extra
money would
either have had to be included in the cost of the ROM, or amortized
in the cost of
future products.
> Then they had a choice. Lots of pissed users; People hacking the
> Connectix init to remove the parts that checks the network for
> duplication, people posting the fixed version to bboards under a
> clever new name... Or they could put the fix in System 7.0.x along
> with ATM. But that would screw Connectix out of one of their
> products...
yes, they had a choice, and they chose the one that would work the the
most people, the easiest and least costly way. Hacking and distributing....
that sounds like piracy to me.
> So they license the software from Connectix so that they won't be mad
> because Apple took away their market, which Apple gave them in the
> first place by helping them patch the ROMs. Then they tell everybody
> that we're now doing 'the right thing'. Connectix is happy, Apple
> looks like a nice company who cares about its customers, and the users
> are mostly happy.
>
> They could *still* offer a ROM upgrade for people who want it.
> Maybe even charge a nominal fee to cover overhead. Most people will
> take the software init and be happy. Connectix still gets the
> licensing fee, so they're happy. Apple addresses the few people who
> want clean ROMs, And they're happy.
>
> It appears it may be cheaper and easier for Apple to use a software
> upgrade path than to replace ROMs. I don't argue that.
> -------------
> I restate my request to Apple as follows:
>
> I prefer a 32 bit clean ROM upgrade to a pure software solution
> for the "dirty ROM" problem with certain Mac II series computers.
> I believe this to be a more appropriate solution for this
> particular problem than a software upgrade.
>
> I would like to see this solution available (at little or no cost)
> to the owners of the above-mentioned machines.
>
> I suggest that both a software and a hardware option be made
> available. A system patch for free (MODE32 or System Software
> Upgrade), or for a nominal charge, a ROM upgrade for those who
> prefer it.
> ----------
> If the powers that be at Apple choose not to honor my request that is
> what they choose to do. My request stands. I think it is reasonable.
I think that you are asking for too much, without any regard for the economics
involved. Their aint no such thing as a free lunch.
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From: ke...@eclectic.com (Ken Hancock)
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Subject: Re: Thanks CONNECTIX!!
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In article <29...@spt.entity.com> mdc@spt.UUCP (Marty Connor) writes:
>In article <57...@apple.Apple.COM> b...@Apple.COM (bill coderre) writes:
>>You're getting the 32-bit issue resolved at no cost to you in a very
>>clean, compatible way that can be turned off if necessary.
>
>In my opinion in is neither clean enough or compatible enough.
>
>>What else is it that you wanted?
>
>32 bit clean ROMs. Plain and simple.
Oh give me a break, Marty. Why don't you start listing things that
aren't compatible with MODE32? Not only that, but Apple never
promised you 32bit clean ROMs. They promised that you would be able
to address more memory (i.e. run in 32 bit mode). You can do that
now, just fine.
Besides, if we do it your way, Apple would still have licensed MODE32
from Connectix but just waited until they folded in the patches into
System 7.x. Then we could all wait for more months until it was
released to the public. If you want a 100% Apple solution, just
wait until the 7.x time...it'll be folded into the OS...
Ken
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