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From: macman@wpi.WPI.EDU (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: MacClassic & System 7.0
Message-ID: <15804@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 20 Sep 90 15:36:38 GMT
References: <2610@idunno.Princeton.EDU>> <1990Sep19.203944.25371@sics.se> <1990Sep20.142124.7304@sics.se>
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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In article <1990Sep20.142124.7304@sics.se> ollef@sics.se (Olle Furberg) writes:

>I've tried System 7 on a Mac II, it's hopeless slow. I can't think of anyone
>with such a great patience he could use it on a 68000-Mac.
>Sometimes I start my MacPlus with System 3.2 just to get some speed over it:
>there are still a lot of programs that works with it.

THINK about what you are comparing... the alpha version of system 7??? Haven't
you been reading about how slow the alpha version is? Didn't it occur to you
that perhaps the release version might be alot faster? (which it will be...)

>Is Apple going to give any support for a less-than-two-meg-system to be
>used by us who can't afford an upgrade?

Yea, system 6.0.5... but for what... $100 you can mail order two megabytes to 
make your Mac a 2.5 meg Mac... that's not out of the range of most people...


 
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