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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple's committment to the // line
Message-ID: <35802@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Oct 89 01:22:17 GMT
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <89290.121139SAB121@PSUVM.BITNET> SAB121@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
>[...] As for operating systems, that is a nice touch. They create a "better" OS
>and we get it and find out it has just as many (and potentially more dangerous)
>bugs than the last version.

I definitely can't agree with that.  System Software 5.0.2 not only corrects
some serious problems in 4.0, but it also adds significant new features both
to the user and the programmer.  Yes, there are bugs, and there always will
be.  When the bugs cannot be worked around, we fix them as quickly as
practical.

I use 5.0.2 on at least three machines (two ROM 01 and a ROM 03) regularly, and
it works very well.

>[...] You'd be amazed at how many papers are typed on AppleWorks
>because the people are used to it. [...]

What about papers that are typed on AppleWorks because it's a very usable
word processor?
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