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In article <UXtlO5y00WB5I1WoVl@andrew.cmu.edu> aa0s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Adel Talaat Assaad) writes:
>Hi,
>I bought the Script Manager Developer's Package a LOOONG time ago,
>(that was version 1.0). This package included among other things the
>KanjiTalk 1.1 and the Arabic Interface System 1.1, plus some notes on
>compatiblity, testing, release notes, etc..
>
>Page 2 states:
>"Both KanjiTalk 1.1 and AIS 1.1 are compatible with te Macintosh Plus.
>The Macintosh SE and Macintosh II versions of KanjiTalk and AIS were
>still under development when this document was written."
>
>The Arabic package, incidentally, works VERY marginally on my MacII, and
>that's being polite, considering it has the old control panels and
>all sorts of dinosaurish features. So I am indeed sure they were both NOT
>intended to work on an SE or a II.
>
[misc stuff deleted]
>
>I do think, however, that there isn't yet a MacSE/II-compatible version.
>Does anyone know better?
>A. Assaad
>CMU, PGH, PA.
>
>Disclaimer: I am a bit ticked off by the "corporate" attitude
>pervading the new APDAlog. Take my harshness towards Apple with a
>grain of salt.


Here are my experiences with the Arabic Interface System (sorry, but I have
never used, and hence never owned, the KanjiiTalk System).

The version that I have of AIS is 1.2B3, dated 12/21/87.  That originally
came on a System/Finder so old as to be unknown.  The Finder is 5.5, but I
have no idea what version the System is.  Anyway it must be 3.0 because the
new control panel works on it.

I am completely able to make this work on any Mac Plus, SE, or II (I haven't
tried a IIx or SEx).  However, I cannot stand to use any system other than
6.02.  So, before System 6.02 was released, I successfully installed AIS in
System 5.0.  It worked beautifully.  When System 6.0 came out, I naturally
tried the same technique.  However, it would not work AT ALL.

*HOWEVER* Do not fear, as Apple has announced a version 2.0 of AIS!  It was
announced at MacWorld.  I had someone I know that was already going to the
expo try to get it for me.  But Apple claimed "it's beta, we can't give it
out!" and he couldn't get it.  What do they mean, "it's beta"?  The only
version I HAVE is beta!

	Shawn Drew   aka   Essam Khairullah



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