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From: pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: System 7.0 MF runs great!
Message-ID: <1991Apr22.144236.947@mmm.serc.3m.com>
Date: 22 Apr 91 14:42:36 GMT
References: <91109.032223TAS120@psuvm.psu.edu> <1991Apr19.132551.25605@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Reply-To: pejacoby@mmm.serc.3m.com (Paul E. Jacoby)
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In article <1991Apr19.132551.25605@hubcap.clemson.edu> rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rick Brink) writes:
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>3) Is there a good concensious of compatibility with existing extension, inits,
>etc. with 7.0?.  Utilities like Boomarang (sp?) don't work for me, and I don't
>expect them to.  The drastic reworking of the finder command structure will
>necessitate the rewrite of many applications as well, though they seem to 
>handle things well.

Actually, SuperBoomerang 2.0.3 works just fine with System 7.0b6+ and
7.0FC1.  There is a small cosmetic problem in that the folder-pop down
that is a standard part of the SFDialog is located in the wrong place
(if you click where it SHOULD be, it appears and is usable).  Other than
that, SB has been working GREAT on my system.  Makes me quite happy--I
couldn't live without it.

>5) Installing extensions, etc.  The only real problem I've experienced has been
>the default locations the sys folder wants to install.  While things usually 
>need to go where it wants, you often need copies or aliases in the root sys
>as well.  If special locations are so unpredictable, are we (managers) going
>to be stuck creating custom installers for all our existing application/exten-
>sions etc.?  Obviously, future releases of the programs should deal with
>the problems, but what about the transition.

Suprisingly many of the INITs I use regularly work without problems.  I
have found a number that prefer to be in the System Folder proper, not
in the Extensions folder, but that's ok (since they will be found their
anyway).  It's fairly simple to make an alias to the Control Panels
folder if you want an item to appear there.  I have found a few INITs I
was sure would NOT work under 7.0 that are quite happy. I didn't think
RAM-disks would be quite so happy, but they appear to work.  Huzzah.


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