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From: dudek@ai.toronto.edu (Gregory Dudek)
Subject: Re: compatibility (i.e. _Launch crashes for me too)
Message-ID: <90Mar16.175554est.10369@ephemeral.ai.toronto.edu>
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
References: <0ZzPOY_00WBMI3GY92@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 16 Mar 90 22:56:44 GMT
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In article <0ZzPOY_00WBMI3GY92@andrew.cmu.edu> ml10+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael A. Libes) writes:
>Bob Ebert writes:
>> I have limited good results, but often hang when trying to attach
>> a file.  It's amusing to read the 'inits have compatibility problems'
>> statement when the proposed 'compatible' application isn't.  Not even
>> With itself.  This is too bad, because I think _Launch is a great
>> concept... now if only it would work!
>
>After all the problems of _Launch crashing on Pluses, IIci's, and
>occationally on IIcx's, I understand why few people write Macintosh
>software.
>
>To insure compatibility with all Macs, I need one of every type of Mac
> .....

  The problem with Launch appears to be with faulty code, not
compatibility across all Macs.  It's true that testing a program
on several models can help catch bugs, but  this is clearly not
a prerequisite for functional code.

  The assertion that "few people write MacIntosh software" seems like
a pretty arrogant one to me (aside from being highly contentious).