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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Coming back to SD 5.0 and APW
Message-ID: <33245@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 17 Jul 89 23:41:07 GMT
References: <3287814@ub.cc.umich.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <3287814@ub.cc.umich.edu> Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU writes:
>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

Gee...isn't that interesting?  (Well, at least to me.)  I actually never
noticed that paragraph before.

The warning is broader than it needs to be.  The kind of thing that will
get you in trouble is using the $E100B0 entry point for QUITting from
EXE files, since APW 1.0 doesn't intercept that.

>[...] 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.
>[...] 
>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?

The product manager for APW has said publicly that there will be a new
version of APW.  Before that, there will be nifty APW tools (for copying,
compiling, and decompiling resource forks, for example) available from
APDA.  I bet there will be revised macros available then too, but you
don't *need* the revised macros--you can easily write the ones you need
yourself if you have documentation for the new features you want to use.

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