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- Apple II
- Technical Notes
- _____________________________________________________________________________
- Developer Technical Support
- Apple IIgs
- #100: VersionVille
-
- Revised by: Matt Deatherage May 1992
- Written by: Matt Deatherage January 1991
-
- This Technical Note is all there is to know about versions, version formats
- and version numbers on the Apple IIgs.
-
- CHANGES SINCE JANUARY 1991: Revised to include System Software 6.0.
- _____________________________________________________________________________
-
-
- VERSION NUMBER FORMATS
-
- There are three kinds of version numbers on the Apple IIgs. Two of the three
- are documented elsewhere but are repeated here for convenience.
-
- SYSTEM TOOL SET VERSIONS
-
- The Apple IIgs system tools use a one-word version number. The high-order
- four bits of this word have special meaning. Bits 8-11 are the major version
- number and bits 0-7 are the minor version number. This is illustrated in
- Figure 1.
-
- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
- | F| E| D| C| B| A| 9| 8| 7| 6| 5| 4| 3| 2| 1| 0|
- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
- | |_____|| Major | Minor |
- | | | Release | Release |
- | | |___________|_______________________|
- | |
- | +---- 1 = Special Features
- +---------- 1 = Prototype
-
-
- Figure 1-Toolbox Version Numbers
-
- Note that this definition is different and supersedes the definition in the
- Apple IIgs Toolbox Reference for system tool sets. Previous documentation
- reserves only bit 15 as the prototype bit; this has been expanded. Bits 14-12
- of user tool set version words have no special meaning; they are still part of
- the major release.
-
- NOTE : When comparing the major and minor release version
- numbers to check the installed version of a system tool,
- mask off bits 15-12 first (for example, by using an AND
- #$0FFF instruction).
-
-
- SMARTPORT OR GS/OS DRIVER VERSIONS
-
- GS/OS drivers and SmartPort firmware drivers use an alternate one-word version
- number, described in Figure 2.
-
- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
- | F| E| D| C| B| A| 9| 8| 7| 6| 5| 4| 3| 2| 1| 0|
- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
- |___________|_______________________|___________|
- Major Minor $A = Alpha
- Release Release $B = Beta
- $E = Experimental
- $0 = Final
-
-
- Figure 2--GS/OS Driver And SmartPort Version Numbers
-
- APPLE IIGS LONG VERSION FORMAT
-
- Long version format is a 32-bit (two-word) format similar to the standard
- Macintosh version numbering scheme defined in Macintosh Technical Note #189,
- Version Territory, except the four bytes are stored least significant byte
- first, as is standard on the Apple II, and the values of the stage are
- different. Figure 3 shows the format of a long version.
-
-
- High word
- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
- |1F|1E|1D|1C|1B|1A|19|18|17|16|15|14|13|12|11|10| ...
- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
- | Major version | Minor v. | Bug vers. |
- +-----------------------+-----------+-----------+
- Major version |Minor | Bug version
- (2 digits, BCD) |version (1 | (2 digits, BCD)
- Example: |digit, BCD)| Example:
- $25 = Version 25 |Example: | $4 = Version
- |$0 = Vers. | x.y.4
- x.0
- Low word
- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
- ... | F| E| D| C| B| A| 9| 8| 7| 6| 5| 4| 3| 2| 1| 0|
- +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
- | Stage | Must be zero | Release version |
- +--------+--------------+-----------------------+
- Stage: | | Release version (2
- 001 = develop | | digits, BCD)
- 010 = alpha | | Example:
- 011 = beta | | Long version value of
- 100 = final | | $25048006 = Version
- 110 = release 25.0.4f6
-
- Figure 3-Long Version Numbers
-
-
- Long version format allows for bug versions, unlike toolbox versions. Also,
- you can do unsigned long comparisons of long versions to determine which
- revision is later.
-
- NOTE : If the version stage is 101 (release), the release
- version must be zero. For example, you may not have
- version 25.0.4 release 16. "Release version" implies
- that the product is no longer under development and has
- no developmental version numbers.
-
-
- SYSTEM VERSION NUMBERS
-
- The most important of the numerous version numbers in the system are the
- system tool version numbers. These numbers, passed to LoadTools, LoadOneTool
- or StartUpTools ensure that you're getting at least the version you want, or
- maybe a later one. This mechanism is your primary defense against old system
- software--by requiring the latest tool versions in your application, you are
- notified by the Tool Locator early in your program if the system has the
- latest system software installed or not.
-
- Note that ROM 1 and ROM 3 have different version numbers for seven tools under
- 5.0.4--QuickDraw II, the Scheduler, ADB, SANE, Integer Math, Text Tools and
- the List Manager. In each case, the ROM 01 version is lower and should be
- used in your LoadOneTool, LoadTools or StartUpTools calls.
- The current revision of Apple IIgs System Software is 6.0. Assuming a correct
- installation, requiring QuickDraw 3.7 in effect requires System Software 6.0,
- although you may check the system's rVersion resource in the system resource
- file if you require more detailed information about the system sovtware
- version.
-
- System Tool Set Versions
-
- Number Tool ROM 1 ROM 3
- 1 Tool Locator $0301 $0301
- 2 Memory Manager $0302 $0302
- 3 Misc Tools $0302 $0302
- 4 QuickDraw II $0307 $0307
- 5 Desk Manager $0304 $0304
- 6 Event Manager $0301 $0301
- 7 Scheduler $0300 $0300
- 8 Sound Tools $0303 $0303
- 9 ADB $0300 $0300
- 10 SANE $0300 $0300
- 11 Integer Math $0300 $0300
- 12 Text Tools $0300 $0300
- 13 [used internally] $0300 $0300
- 14 Window Manager $0303 $0303
- 15 Menu Manager $0303 $0303
- 16 Control Manager $0303 $0303
- 17 [System Loader] $0400 $0400
- 18 QuickDraw II Aux $0304 $0304
- 19 Print Manager $0301 $0301
- 20 Line Edit $0303 $0303
- 21 Dialog Manager $0304 $0304
- 22 Scrap Manager $0301 $0301
- 23 Standard File $0303 $0303
- 25 Note Synthesizer $0104 $0104
- 26 Note Sequencer $0104 $0104
- 27 Font Manager $0303 $0303
- 28 List Manager $0303 $0303
- 29 ACE $0103 $0103
- 30 Resource Manager $0102 $0102
- 32 MIDI Tools $0103 $0103
- 33 Video Overlay $0103 $0103
- 34 Text Edit $0103 $0103
- 35 MIDI Synth $0100 $0100
- 38 Media Control $0100 $0100
-
-
- Toolbox Driver Version Numbers
-
- Driver Version
- ImageWriter II 4.2
- ImageWriter LQ 4.2
- LaserWriter 3.2
- StyleWriter 1.0
- Epson 2.0
- Printer Port Driver 2.1
- Modem Port Driver 2.1
- Parallel Card Port Driver 2.0
- AppleTalk Port Driver 3.0
- Pioneer 4200 (MC) 1.0
- Pioneer 2000 (MC) 1.0
- Apple CD SC (MC) 1.0
-
-
- GS/OS Version Numbers
-
- Component Version
- GS/OS 4.1
- ProDOS FST 4.1
- AppleShare FST 4.0
- High Sierra FST 4.0
- Character FST 4.0
- DOS 3.3 FST 1.2
- HFS FST 1.0
- Pascal FST 1.0
- AFP Driver 4.0
- Apple II RAMCard driver 1.0
- AppleDisk 3.5 Driver 5.3
- AppleDisk 5.25 Driver 2.5
- AppleTalk Main Driver 4.0
- Console Driver 3.2
- RPM Driver 4.0
- SCSI CD Driver 6.0
- SCSI HD Driver 6.0
- SCSI Scanner Driver 6.0
- SCSI Tape Driver 6.0
- UniDisk 3.5 Driver 3.0
-
-
- Control Panel Version Numbers
-
- CDev Version
- AppleShare 2.0
- Direct Connect Printer 1.1
- FolderPriv 1.0
- General 2.0
- Keyboard 1.1
- Media Control 1.1
- MIDI 1.0
- Modem Port 1.1
- Monitor 1.1
- Network Printer Namer 1.0
- Network Printer Chooser 1.0
- Network 1.0
- Printer Port 1.1
- RAM 1.1
- SetStart 1.0
- Slots 1.2
- Sound 2.0
- Time 2.0
-
-
- Further Reference
- _____________________________________________________________________________
-
- o Apple IIgs Toolbox Reference
- o GS/OS Reference
- o GS/OS Technical Note #1, Contents of System Disk and System Tools
- o File Type Note for File Type $C7, Control Panel Devices
-