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From: bh1e+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Brendan Gallagher Hoar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: New GS
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Date: 15 Aug 89 22:49:01 GMT
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All my servers went down, so this is an attempt to resend this...
And, of course, now for the noisy, bothersome questions! (sorry)

'...1 megabyte (technically 1.125 megabytes)...'

Huh?  Are you saying that it is 1024K plus 128k?  Now, how does the sound
RAM come into this?  1.125 x 1024K = (1024+128)K.  The PR says that there
are 'minor improvements to the computer's sound.'.  That DOESN'T sound like
they added another 64k to sound RAM, but DOES sound like they shielded the
sound section better.  Whats the unknown 64k doing?

( a side question:  Is 1MB=1024K or is 1MB=1000K?  I always thought of it as
the former.)

OK, when somebody finds out specifically is new in the ROM, I WANNA KNOW!
(Thanks)

Now I know what the T3 file in system.setup was for...

"
Specific slots must no longer be dedicated to specific uses,
so there are effectively more slots available for custom
configurations.
"
Important Question:  Is that only under GS/OS 3.0, or is that implemented
at power on, and therefore in ProDOS 8?

What, specifically, is the 10% functionality that we miss out on?  Sticky
keys, special mouse, control panel that prevents us from munging our ram disk
(is that the only CP difference?)...and?

$1149...I remember when I bought my GS for $700 new.  But, of course, thats
irrelevant.

Why did Apple release this version of the GS, may I ask?  What is marketing
saying?

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