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Subject: Re: System 7
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Date: 6 Apr 91 16:15:45 GMT
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In article <1340@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> jtgorman@cs.arizona.edu (J. Taggart Gorman) writes:

>along with it saying something along the line : "Do _NOT_ realease this system
>software to any unauthorized person.  We are planning to market Sys7."
>  Whaddaya think?

>|      J. Taggart Gorman Jr.     | "I'm a no rust build up man myself."
>|                                |          -Christian Slater
>| jtgorman@caslon.cs.arizona.edu |             in 'Heathers'

(FLAME ON)
*I* think you haven't been reading the net for very long. We went through this
very recently. Apple doesn't want anyone except registered developers to have
system 7.0bx because it's BETA!!!! There was a message just the other day
(I think it was this newsgroup) in which some nitwit got hold of 7.0b4, 
installed in on his system, and had a problem. He then proceded to blame apple.

It's not apples fault if BETA versions of system software don't work. That's
the point of BETA versions, they don't work, and they help apple find out 
WHY they don't work. Apple doesn't want or need to bad press that giving out
beta software to anyone who asks would bring it.
(FLAME OFF)

Oh, and one request. Don't ask how much it's gonna cost. No one knows for 
sure until it's released. 

"Pope" Q.E.D
Michael Kohne
mikek@isis.ngs.noaa.gov