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From: jcav@quads.uchicago.edu (john  cavallino)
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Subject: Re: comp.sys.mac.system
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Date: 26 Apr 91 20:43:13 GMT
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In article <91114.220356JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu> JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) writes:
>jcav@quads.uchicago.edu (john  cavallino) says:
>>>Apple does not recommend systems numbered higher than 6.0.5 for the Plus.
>>>If you're using 6.0.7, the system probably assumes it is running on a
>>>Mac II.
>>
>>"Apple" has ALWAYS recommended running the latest released OS version
>>whenever possible, because each release has bug-fixes and functionality
>>enhancements for all models.
>
>Uh uh.  6.0.7 does not have bug-fixes for all models.  6.0.7 adds
>compatibility with the IILC, IIsi, and classic.  Unfortunately, it
>is pretty widely known that 6.0.7 also adds random system crashes.
>(This was pretty widely publicized in MacWeek and MacUser.)  6.0.7
>is far from bug-free, and it adds NOTHING to your plus/A-Max that
>you didn't have with 6.0.5.

This is not true.  6.0.7 installs the revised and improved (and partially
incompatible :-( ) System 7 Sound Manager on ALL models, and has (like all
incremental system releases) a BUNCH of subtle and not so subtle bug-fixes for
ALL models.  I agree that 6.0.7 appears to be flaky under some circumstances.
I was just trying to correct the inaccurate statement that Apple discourages
users of older models from upgrading to the latest system version.

>>No system version ever "assumes it is running on a Mac II."
>
>True.  Maybe MacEnvy didn't know 6.0.7 and choked on it, and
>subsequently reported lack of a co-processor.  Dunno.
>
>ANYWAY, MacEnvy does work and quite well too.  System 6.0.7
>doesn't, however.  I recommend installing System 6.0.5 and
>using that.

I agree that this is probably the best idea.


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