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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
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Subject: Re: Any way to get Sys. 7.0
Keywords: System 7.0
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Date: 3 Apr 91 19:17:37 GMT
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>Would someone please explain why us mortals cannot get our hands on 
>System 7.0?

Blame it on FDR (you know, the guy with the wheelchair and the dog).

It goes like this:

System 7 has bugs.
System 7 might crash macs.
System 7 is incompatible with some apps.
Apple puts System 7 up for anon ftp, replete with warnings to "Stay away
unless you're a developer."
Joe Stupid downloads it, installs it, and Microbad Rulebreaker blows
up in his face.

Now, whose fault is this?  You might think it was Joe Stupid's fault,
because he ignored the warnings.  Sorry, wrong answer.  Personal responsibility
is an outdated concept; just take a look at tort law.

No, we must all be coddled and protected from cradle to grave, and so Apple
can't allow anyone to have System 7 who has not promised (by means of large
monetary commitment) not to give them bad press when the current test
version isn't perfect.

Like I said, blame it on FDR.
--
Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
Internet: s-dorner@uiuc.edu  UUCP: uunet!uiucuxc!uiuc.edu!s-dorner