Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.misc:10320 comp.sys.mac.system:3869 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!nsc!voder!apple!lsr From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Will the bugs in 6.0.7 be fixed (i.e. will there be a 6.0.8)? Message-ID: <12813@goofy.Apple.COM> Date: 29 Mar 91 17:47:08 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: Apple Computer, Inc. Lines: 33 In article yee@osf.org (Michael K. Yee) writes: > >From: UTKVX::MCGUIRE "Michael A. McGuire, UTCC" 21-MAR-1991 07:55:57.43 >Subj: 6.0.7 >> >> Everyone please be aware the Apple Computer has said that unless you have >> a Mac Classic, Mac LC, or Mac IIsi YOU SHOULD NOT USE 6.0.7. It is known > > I got the message above from mac.digest, and was stunned! It > implies that there will not be 6.0.8 to fix the bugs in 6.0.7. As a That advice is totally wrong. The *ONLY* system version that Apple recommends for the LC, IIsi, and Classic is 6.0.7. This is from chart dated March 1991, which I just got. The reason is very simple. Each system has ROM-specific patches to fix ROM bugs. 6.0.7 is the only system that contains the patches for those 3 machines. Using 6.0.5 on a Classic, LC, or IIsi guarantees that you are operating with known bugs. 6.0.7 also contains the patches for all the other machines, so it can be used on any machine (Plus on up). In general, each incremental system release contains support for all machines. I don't know what the plans for 6.x are, but it's hard to imagine users all upgrading to System 7 immediately, so it seems to me that Apple will continue to support System 6 for the immediate future. -- Larry Rosenstein, Object Specialist Apple Computer, Inc. 20525 Mariani Ave, MS 3-PK Cupertino, CA 95014 AppleLink:Rosenstein1 domain:lsr@Apple.COM UUCP:{sun,voder,nsc,decwrl}!apple!lsr