On Sep 30, 2006, at 12:20 AM, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:

> Actually, Apple distinguishes between two different classes of 5th
> Generation -- see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61688
> It's only the newest ones that are showing the problem, as best I  
> can tell.
> I also need to verify what firmware release my son's has.

The newest ones (with the brighter screen) are generally referred to  
as "Gen 5.5".

-- thorpej