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From: hammen@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Robert Hammen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: What is System *Z1*-6.0.5?
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Date: 8 Sep 90 11:36:52 GMT
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Reply-To: hammen@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Robert Hammen)
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>There are a few bugs
>fixed in 6.0.5, but a lot of people would tell you not to bother with
>the upgrade.  I believe that is Apple's position, but I don't speak for them.

Once more, with feeling:

System 6.0.5 is *required* if you have a IIfx, or if you have software
that specifically requires it (I don't know of anything that does, but that
doesn't mean that there isn't any). It is also recommended if you have a
IIci or Portable, since there are many bug fixes for those machines. It is
also important if you are running 32-bit Color QuickDraw (ie, using 24-bit
video). Otherwise, you shouldn't *need* to run it, but it should do you
no harm (there are always bug fixes in the each new System release, as well
as new bugs :-).

A side note: System 6.0.6 is coming (used on the new machines, so there
are some significant changes, particularly in the area of sound). Besides 
all of the usually-updated files, it will include new versions of the Font/DA
Mover (3.9) and LaserWriter driver (6.0.2, which I believe was released with
the Personal LaserWriter NT - it includes alternage page sizes for that
printer (ie, envelopes), and only changes the pgsz resource, not the md header,
so it should be compatible with 6.0.x.

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