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To: Eric Yang who wrote (6581)	12/2/1997 2:14:00 PM
From: Mark Palmberg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Speaking as someone who was recently involved in the purchase of a G3, I knew full well about the StyleWriter 4500 incompatibility issue before buying. Luckily, printing wasn't a big deal right away, so I can wait for a patch. I know this isn't the case for everyone. I think you're right, Eric, about the surprising lack of glitches with the release of this new hardware. Considering the fact that it was released on time, and that the newest version of the OS is right on (or ahead of) schedule, not to mention Rhapsody, I think things look pretty damned good. Of course when you're sitting in front of a new Power Macintosh G3, everything looks pretty damned good. ;) OS8 and the G3, I think, were just the first steps in Apple's recovery. If you're not willing to be patient with the stock, you might as well get out now. Good luck to all, Mark <http://www.avalon.net/~palmberg/macaddict.html>

To: Eric Yang who wrote (6581)	12/2/1997 7:57:00 PM
From: Jaime H. Ayalde	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Yes, Eric the G3 is very impresive. Printing and Ethernet problems are due to its superior speed. >since the Ethernet issue is due to a simple timing glitch a fix for the driver should be released very soon< Time will tell how easy it is to resolve this timing Glitch. Apple has yet to make a comment on the timing of a new ethernet driver. Here is what they have said: A 10/100 MB auto-sensing hub polls the interface to determine the speed. In the process of the hub attempting to determine the interface speed, the Ethernet driver in the Power Macintosh G3 computers is performing a self diagnostic. Unfortunately the Ethernet driver completes the self diagnostic before the hub has determined the link speed and therefore determines that the network is down. Solution: A new Ethernet Driver needs to be installed.