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Re: 7.0

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From: John Nixon
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1991 23:17
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In article <91073.100027DLP@psuvm.psu.edu> DLP@psuvm.psu.edu (David L. Passmore) writes:
>So, that's the relase date, but what does it mean? Should I get it?

        I take it you refer to the date bandied about lately of May 18 1990.
(In the US that is.  Who knows how long it will take to surface here!)

>Will it attempt to rape my Mac IIcx just like many of these other
>upgrades do? I wish someone would post the major changes/advantages of
>system 7.0. I am running Mac IIcx with 4 Mb of Ram under system 6.0.4.

        I would like this information too.  My hardware is almost the same
too, ie. IIcx, 5 Mb RAM, System 6.0.5, very few inits/cdevs.

>How much of my life will be trashed in the uneasy transition to 7.0?

        This is the $64,000 question.  And please don't use that word! ;-)

        Any takers?

                        John
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From: jnixon@spam.ua.oz (John Nixon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: 7.0
Summary: How painful will the transition be?
Keywords: system, seven, teething, problems
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Date: 17 Mar 91 23:17:14 GMT
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