Kennect Rapport Driver - Version History

v1.0x
Rapport™ INIT v1.02 - March 22, 1989 (Driver Disk & Utilities Disk)
Rapport™Prefs cdev v1.01 - March 16, 1989 (Driver Disk)
Rapport™Prefs cdev v1.0 - February 9, 1989 (Utilities Disk)

v1.1
Rapport™ INIT - June 22, 1989
Rapport™Prefs cdev - June 22, 1989

Changes:
1. Rapport now correctly attempts to retry during read errors on the internal drive while using Apple File Exchange, eliminating system hangs that occurred when a DOS format disk was difficult to read.
2. Now compatible with DaynaFile and other RAM-based SCSI drivers that would previously cause a crash when inserting a blank disk.
3. Fixed an issue that caused the internal drive status to be returned without data, causing the querying application or utility to read incorrect data as the actual drive status. This fix also corrects for some SCSI conflicts.
4. Fixed an issue that prevented SoftPC from being able to read DOS format disks inserted into the internal drive. Now, by inserting a disk while SoftPC is launching, the disk will appear in the Drive menu within SoftPC.
5. Fixed an issue that prevented some accelerators from not functioning with Rapport unless they were first disabled.
6. Fixed a compatibility issue with MultiFinder that could cause a disk name to become garbled during format or erase operations, due to a buffer conflict.
7. Improved internal drive operation speed by 25-30% by reducing excessive seek step timing.

v1.2
Rapport™ INIT - December 4, 1989
Rapport™Prefs cdev - December 4, 1989

Changes:
1. Now compatible with the Mac IIx, IIcx, IIci, and SE/30. The Rapport driver will not interfere with internal FDHD drives. (Internal drive setting in Rapport™Prefs is ignored.)
2. Now compatible with DOS Mounter. To use Apple File Exchange Translators, DOS Mounter must first be disabled. (Note that if Rapport is enabled on the internal drive, DOS disks will always be write-protected, and will be inaccessible to DOS Mounter as it will be unable to create a DeskTop file.)
3. Timing variables are now recalculated prior to each disk access in order to further improve compatibility with accelerators.

[Intermediate versions between v1.2 and v1.3.2 were distributed to customers as-needed. All changes since 1.2 documented below under 1.3.2.]

v1.3.2
Rapport™ INIT/cdev - c. 1990 (exact date unknown)

Changes:
1. Rapport™ INIT and Rapport™Prefs cdev have been combined into a single file.
2. Added support for the new Drive 360 and Drive 1200.
3. Startup conflicts with common INITs & cdevs have been fixed.
4. Added full support for SoftPC and AccessPC (Insignia Solutions).
5. Added full support for "all brands" of accelerators, 25MHz or less. (33MHz accelerators may work, but those that require "floppy fix" software may present minor issues.)
6. Now fully compatible with Apple's Hard Disk 20 (HD20). (Previously a "special" version of the driver was required.) Make sure that the Rapport dongle is plugged in behind the HD20, not between the HD20 and the Macintosh.

v1.3.4
Rapport™ INIT/cdev - c. 1990 (exact date unknown)

Changes:
1. Minor changes to maintain compatibility with newer versions of Symantec Antivirus for Macintosh (SAM).
2. Corrected issue whereby disks formatted with either the Drive 360 or the Drive 1200 were not recognized by Apple File Exchange.

v1.3.6
Rapport™ INIT/cdev - October 17, 1990

Changes:
Unknown. The included Read Me file only addresses up to v1.3.4.

[any additional versions between 1.3.6 and 1.7.1...?]

v1.7.1
Rapport™ INIT/cdev - 1991 (exact date unknown*)

Changes:
Unknown. Testing reveals that the Rapport is still not System 7 compatible, as of this version.

[* the modification date states Sep. 2, 1999, but this is almost certainly incorrect. The version field states 1991.]

[any additional versions after 1.7.1...?]