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Mac of the 90's

#9160
From: Willie Perez
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1989 23:09
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First, System 7.0 (or OS 7 as you would probably call it) will support 
68000 based machines as well.  Why should they be left out, the Plus and SE
are the most popular Macs on the market!  So they don't have a Paged
Memory Management Unit, they shouldn't be left out.

Talking about the 90's, PostScript was the 80's!  I hate to say it but Steve
Jobs made mistake #1 with his NeXT.  It all depends on PostScript.
Apple is working on mathematical descriptions for fonts that no longer require
postscript for high quality printed fonts.  This will dramatically enhance
non PostScript printing effectively and lessen the need for a file for each
font size to be installed in the system.  Apple has made a deal with Microsoft
so they can license this technology for the PC's.  If you notice, Adobe,
creaters of PostScript, have cashed in on this deal and created their own 
version of outline (not PS) fonts to compete with Apple's system 7.0.

System 7.0 WILL support virtual memory.  Some company has their own version out
also to make money until 7.0 is released.  The Mac has Multifinder which is
multi-tasing (OK not true multitasking) and has been doing so, will continue
to do so and will be the standard for system 7.0

Finally, and I'm not being nasty here, but I resent System 7.0 being referred
to as OS 7.  The Mac isn't an IBM-PC or compatible.  PC jargon should be
reserved for it.
Willi

All opinions are MINE!
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From: perez@andromeda.rutgers.edu.rutgers.edu (Willie Perez)
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Subject: Mac of the 90's
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