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Apple releases Bluetooth Firmware Update 1.02

updated 12:05 am EDT, Thu October 16, 2003

 
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Apple today released a , which "provides improvements in the update installation process, better performance when waking the computer from sleep, and support for additional key commands during startup. The Bluetooth Firmware Updater 1.0.2 is for D-Link USB Adapters (revision B2 or later), and Apple internal Bluetooth modules on PowerBooks and PowerMacs. This firmware update will improve connectivity between the computer and the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse. Important: Using this firmware update will make your Bluetooth module incompatible with Windows based systems."


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    10/16, 12:50am | report spam | Reply |

    Why isn't this in update

    It does not show up in Software Update...
    I wonder why.

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    10/16, 01:31am | report spam | Reply |

    That is obvious

    Dooh
    Of course it doesn't show up.
    Read the text:
    "provides improvements in the update installation process"

    No update - no Software Update

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    10/16, 03:57am | report spam | Reply |

    DWB-120M users screwed...

    ...as an "early adopter" I feel a bit let down by Apple for selling me a BT adapter which does not work with there new products. They should offer an exchange or upgrade policy as a matter of good will.

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    10/16, 05:36am | report spam | Reply |

    Early adopter

    Every time Apple releases an update that doesn't work for earlier version of hardware there is a complaint. Why? Don't people understand that Apple is in business and must make a profit. It's not a cozy little club that can dole out freebies to people because they bought stuff early.

    If you want a later bluetooth adapter buy one, and sell the old one on eBay.

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    10/16, 06:24am | report spam | Reply |

    RE: Early Adopter

    They DO have an upgrade policy for you, my friend. For just $49.95, you can upgrade to the latest model.

    Serously, don't feel let down. For all this time, your Bluetooth module has worked for you. It still does. Taken to the extreme, does it make sense that Apple should send me a G5 machine for free because my old Powermac 7600 isn't as good?

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    10/16, 11:00am | report spam | Reply |

    Figures...

    I have an R1 as well...

    One thing that has gotten on my nerves with this is for some reason when I buy products which should theoretically work forever, something Apple related requires me to buy a new one...

    Having an AirPort base station that died at 13 months old, due to the same bug that has been ever present in [the origional version]. But because mine did NOT fall in there defined range, I was forced to buy a new one... And of corse as my luck had it, a month after I bought it Apple released the white version...

    My luck in a nutshell...

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    10/16, 11:29am | report spam | Reply |

    Early adopters

    I have one of the older bluetooth modules but I'm not particularly upset about it. I doubt that Apple intentionally sold adapters it knew wouldn't work with a product it hadn't even finished designing. My understanding is that the old adapters don't have upgradeable firmware and they don't support the "adaptive frequency hopping" and encryption used in the keyboard and mouse.

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    10/16, 11:53am | report spam | Reply |

    re: figures

    "One thing that has gotten on my nerves with this is for some reason when I buy products which should theoretically work forever, something Apple related requires me to buy a new one..."

    it's not specifically Apple related, bluetooth is still evolving, much like USB did at first, and most other technologies, in order to prevent some possible security issues I believe was the biggest change.

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    10/16, 03:22pm | report spam | Reply |

    GeoPort

    Yeah and when are they going ot get my GeoPort Telecom Adapter I working at 56K? :)

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    10/16, 03:32pm | report spam | Reply |

    OK

    making a supposedly open standard peripheral to work with one OS only? If any other companies did this (MS, Intel, Sun, etc) you guys would be all over this. Hypocrites.

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