Re: Should 64K ROMs be supported?

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From: Jeanne A. E. DeVoto
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1986 09:55

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In article <907@ur-tut.UUCP> akk2@ur-tut.UUCP (Who is John Galt ?) writes:
>I am of the opinion that the time spent on making an application run
>on all Macs is a waste and that time could be better spent in making
>the product bug free (if there is such a thing). If the product turns
>out to be good and just what the user needs he/she can then upgrade to
>the new ROMS.

Well, while we're expressing our opinions...

*I* am of the opinion that a program which will not run on all configurations
of the machine it's targeted for is by definition a buggy program.  Especially
when the machines it won't run on constitute a majority of the target
population.
-- 
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...!tektronix!reed!jeanne     |     only if you don't squander it."
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         Portland, OR 97202   |          James Hogan, "Voyage From Yesteryear"

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From: jeanne@reed.UUCP (Jeanne A. E. DeVoto)
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Subject: Re: Should 64K ROMs be supported?
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Date: Thu, 18-Dec-86 04:55:50 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 18 04:55:50 1986
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