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From: Tabakal@UM.CC.UMICH.EDU
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Date: 4 Aug 89 03:59:12 GMT
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I just installed System Disk 5.0 (much thanks to HGD).  A few compatibility
notes:
 
     1) Thus far, it looks real good on the whole.  Most things seem
        to work faster, and it's an invisible change.  That's the
        kind I like.
 
     2) Two of Guy T. Rice's programs are having problems.  Does Guy
        have a Compuserve or a net account?  ShowText.NDA crashes my
        system on bootup (after removing everything else and re-adding
        pieces to the puzzle).  Additionally, StartPic works, but the
        picture gets munged after it initially loads.  The bottom
        inch gets copied further down in the picture, thus "stretching"
        out the picture.  Clearly, SHR memory must be getting copied
        somewhere.  Is this part of the "invisible transition" from
        thermometer to Finder screen?  The release notes seem to make
        a big thing out of this.
 
     3) I've gotten a system crash into the monitor when I "BYE" from
        Basic.System.  The address is 00/BD48 and the instruction is
        BRK 00 leading me to believe that this may be data (maybe?).
 
        I have not removed everything to test this, but I may do so.
 
     4) The release notes mention that TS3 is new for SD 5.0, and
        is "(Patch for ROM Version 03)"  Will someone from Apple
        comment on this?  It's on page 13, and either "It's a 
        typo" or "It is the policy of Apple Computer, Inc. not
        to comment on unreleased products" will be sufficient.
 
     5) I like the info-card metaphor, and the graphic locks on
        files.  The finder has become very smooth indeed.
 
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