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Article #9238Re: System 7.0 Installer BUG
From: Jonathan Helton
Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 02:58
Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 02:58
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In article <54105@nigel.ee.udel.edu> johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu writes:
>In article <1991May20.040754.28511@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>,
>jah@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jonathan Helton) writes...
>
>>When installing minimal System 7.0 software on a floppy disk (I haven't
>>tried it on my hard drive yet) the Installer fails to include the Chooser.
>>Be sure to copy this into your system folder if you want to print.
>
>Minimal means MINIMAL. This is not a "BUG".
The "minimal" installation includes basic system software and the
imagewriter printer driver. Why include the driver if "minimal" printing
isn't supported?
>>I'm using this disk to double check the status of my "incompatible" ("must
>>upgrade") and unkonwn ("not.avail.") applications and INITS. Many
>>applications tagged "must upgrade" by the Incompatibility Checker work
>>fine. An obvious ploy by software manufacturers...
>
>This is not a ploy either. They are simply serving notice that you
>use unsupported software at your own risk. I have also found that
>I can get away with using many "must upgrade" applications. I plan
>to upgrade anything that I use for serious work.
I forgot the smiley face and question marks after my last statement.
Upgrading applications used for serious work sounds like a good idea.
>-- Bill Johnston (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu)
>-- 38 Chambers St.; Newark, DE 19711; (302)368-1949
--
Jonathan Helton
jah@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!jah From: jah@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Jonathan Helton) Subject: Re: System 7.0 Installer BUG Message-ID: <1991May21.025808.24367@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> Organization: Academic Computing and Network Services, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il. References: <54105@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 02:58:08 GMT Lines: 32