[WinMac] Re: Mac OS and drivers

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:46:17 -0500

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        Just look down the WinMac list for the last few days... Speed Doubler,
Magic Menu (sorry, Len!), Virex, Conflict Catcher... The list goes on and
on of Extensions & Control Panels that were broken by System 7/8 upgrades.

        Let's see a show of hands for those that had Apple's own disk drivers
broken by MacOS 8.0 - Especially on IDE PPC machines like the 6300...

        Let's see another show of hands that had their apps - Like the currently
shipping PageMaker 6.52 - that were broken by MacOS 8.6...

        And your statement "Maybe you would have better results if you exercised
more care in selecting products that are ready for market and avoid beta
versions" has been the exact opposite of what I have experienced over the
last 12 years on the Mac: Stable, released code - Especially CDEV's &
INIT's - broke with ease every time System 6, 7 & 8 were updated. Can you
say "Adobe Type Manager?"

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 01:06 PM 11/23/99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Dan Schwartz sez...
>
>>...Which in itself is crazy proposition due to the ever-changing
>>MacOS breaking drivers with almost every iteration ...<
>
>I have worked with Mac and Wintel computers and peripherals for years
>and I don't know anyone who has had the kind of problems with drivers
>and the Mac OS that you imply. Maybe you would have better results
>if you exercised more care in selecting products that are ready for
>market and avoid beta versions. Reputable vendors have drivers that
>are written according to specs and will thrive even with changes in the
>Mac OS. Or maybe my experiences are the exception. I have noticed that
>drivers for MS products don't necessarily need a new version of the OS
>to break.
>
>- Hank
>

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