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From: jtn@ADS.COM (John T. Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: 6.0.7 bugs (eek eek!)
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Date: 8 Nov 90 15:12:57 GMT
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Well after using 6.0.7 for about an hour I see that I've already run into some problems/bugs.  Here's what I've found:

1) Copy File is broken.  Put a floppy in the drive and try copying a
file from your hard disk to the floppy.  Make sure that the file you
are copying is LARGER than the capacity of the target floppy.
Dragging the file to the floppy starts the copy and the system
complains that the disk is full.  So far so good.  Click "Cancel."
The copy is terminated but the files(s) on the floppy are removed!!!

Previous versions of the system complained and canceld the copy but
did NOT remove the target files unless there was clearly enough space.
Now the files are removed whether or not the copy can be performed.

This is clearly inexcusable.  If it isn't broken ... don't fix it.

2) Set Aside is gone.  Why would Apple remove a perfectly decent
feature with the utility that Set Aside had?  This was the one reason
that I upgraded to the new beta version of MultiFinder.

3) Sometimes the "save" or default buttons are not highlighted.
Sometimes they are.  Its strange.  Button highlighting comes and goes.
This indicates perhaps a problem with my particular system and
combination of inits but I tend to think its a problem with 6.0.7.

4) Crashes.  Something funny is going on with memory which causes the
machine to crash just a tad more than normal.  Nothing serious.  It's
just that I've had one or two crashes just "happen" for no particular
reason.


I guess in summary, the disk copy problem is the big baddy.  This
needs to be fixed.

Enjoy!




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