Re: ZipGS CDA bug-- new version available!

[apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu (ground.ecn AppleII Librarian)]

In article <38f3b2c2.412191290@news>,
Jeff Blakeney <CUTblakeney@home.com> wrote:
...
>
>This was done over a year ago on Delphi with Zip Technology's
>permission.  Here is the file info from the Delphi A2 library.
>
>
>Name: ZIPGSDISK.BXY
>Type: PROGRAM
>Date: 18-FEB-1999 02:52 by TONYW1
>Size: 358144
>
>ZipGS Utilities Disk
>====================
>
>This disk has been uploaded with the permission of Zip Technology.
>
>This is the disk that Zip Technology included with its ZipGS
>Accelerator boards. It includes v1.3 of the Classic Desk Accessory
>(CDA) and Control Panel (CDev) programs. These programs have had Greg
>Templeman's bugfix patches applied, but that is the only change from
>the original disk.
>

I appreciate the info Jeff has provided. However, something is wrong with
his post, _literally_. ;-)

By Dec 1994 Zip Technology had changed it name to MCTA, Culver City, CA.
and MCTA went out of business a couple years later (I believe).  So in
Feb 1999 there is _no way_ TonyW could have made and uploaded a patched
version of the CDA/CDev for the ZipGS _with_ Zip Tech's permission -
_Zip Tech did NOT exist in 1999!_ .

For the sake of csa2 readers, I am glad patched versions are available
somewhere other than Delphi.

I have ZipGS (8/64) accelerators in two of my IIgs-es.  How important is
it to get the newer patched version of the CDA/CDevs?  If I have gone 8+
(?) years without apparent problems, is it now important in 2000?

  --Steve

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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)