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- From: bobg@rains.wpd.sgi.com (Bob Green)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: 4.0.5 A/B/C/D ???
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- Date: 14 Aug 92 18:14:38 GMT
- References: <1992Aug14.161122.6561@cs.yale.edu>
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- In article <1992Aug14.161122.6561@cs.yale.edu>, nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette) writes:
- |> 4.0.5A arrived yesterday. My local rep says the current
- |> release is 4.0.5D. Could someone comment on the
- |> differences, and whether I should stick with what I have
- |> and be happy or call SGI and complain.
- |>
- |>
- |> --
- |> Nathan Janette "I'm a NeXTstep man,
- |> Dept MB&B, Yale Univ I'm a NeXTcube guy"
- |> New Haven, CT
- |> nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (NeXT)
- |>
-
- A few definitions would help:
-
- 4D1-4.0.1
- <reference point>
- <full field distribution for maintenance customers>
-
- 4D1-4.0.2
- <port of 4.0.1 to the Elan graphics hardware>
- <shipped on new Elan systems. Replaced by 4.0.4>
-
- 4D1-4.0.3
- <port of 4.0.1 to the Crimson hardware>
- <shipped on new Crimson systems. Replaced by 4.0.4>
-
- 4D1-4.0.4
- <combine 4D1-4.0.2 and 4D1-4.0.3>
- <fix a few nasty bugs>
- <fix on fail>
- <replaced by 4.0.5A>
-
- 4D1-4.0.5
- <combine all 4D1-4.0.X releases>
- <fix more bugs>
- <fix on fail>
-
- 4D1-4.0.5A (really revision B of 4D1-4.0.5)
- <make 4.0.5 work on a Mitsubishi monitor>
- <fix on fail>
- <shipping from manufacturing with all new machines
- except RealityEngine and R4K Indigo>
-
- 4D1-4.0.5C
- <fix two nasty but very isolated bugs (NFS lockd and R4K chip
- bug on Crimson)>
- <fix on fail>
-
- 4D1-4.0.5D
- <port of 4D1-4.0.5C to RealityEngine and R4K Indigo hardware>
- <fix bugs as they relate to these platforms>
- <does not support other platforms>
- <shipped on new systems and hardware upgrades>
-
- Hope this helps,
- Bob Green (SGI)
-