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From: Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU
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Subject: Coming back to SD 5.0 and APW
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Date: 17 Jul 89 13:53:42 GMT
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> >[...] I'm curious about whether
> >Apple is recommending that you stay away from GS/OS and APW (as they
> >did with SD 4.0). [...]
> > 
> >    Todd A. Bakal
> 
> WHAT?  I used APW and System Software 4.0 for a long time.  I've been
> using APW and System Software 5.0 for quite a while, too.  There are
> some obvious *cosmetic* problems (with SHOW UNITS, for example), but
> it *works*.  Who told you it didn't?
> 
>  --Dave Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc.          |   DAL Systems
 
 
Come on, Dave.  I never said that it wouldn't work.  I glad that it
does, but I'm merely going on Apple's recommendation.  That is,
 
    "We recommend running APW itself under System 3.1 or System 3.2.
     APW can be run under GS/OS, but you should not attempt to execute
     operating system features new to GS/OS from the APW shell;
     unexpected results may occur."
 
             -- Guide to APW Update Release v.1.0.2, pg. 2
 
Of course you can, and I do, use APW under GS/OS.  That wasn't my point.
What I wanted to know is the later part of the query about if there
are new macros and equates that will be needed, or if something more
substantial is in the works.
 
Maybe you shouldn't jump so quickly.  I stand by my original question.
If I want to play with new features (like resources), will I be able
to stick with my current package (with a small upgrade), or do I need
to move to other utilities mostly?
 
>    My opinions are my own, not Apple's.
 
Obviously.    {#include standard/apologies/for/nastiness}
 
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