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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
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Subject: Re: system 7.0
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Date: 24 Mar 91 16:09:15 GMT
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In article <0B010004.1cgpfb@outpost.UUCP> peirce@outpost.UUCP writes:
>
>In article <155289@tiger.oxy.edu>, wirehead@oxy.edu (David J. Harr) writes:
>> Of course one should never upgrade to a new system when you have one that is
>> working perfectly well. Apple puts out new system releases only for the new
>> Macs.
>So we should all be running 6.0.0 right?

Mr. Harr was being sarcastic.  Guess Mr. Pierce missed that.

>Why do you think Apple ships System 6.0.7 in the box with all new
>machines (even "oldies" like the SE/30).

1. Because it's cheaper for Apple to produce ONE version of the system.
<MAJOR SHIFT IN MAGNITUDE OF IMPORTANCE>
2. It's one way to encourage developers to make their apps compatible.
3. New mac owners are less likely to have old software that the new release
might break.

The fact that they ship the newest version with all systems doesn't mean
they necessarily recommend that users of previous systems upgrade.
--
Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
Internet: s-dorner@uiuc.edu  UUCP: uunet!uiucuxc!uiuc.edu!s-dorner