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From: george@swbatl.sbc.com (George Nincehelser 5-6544)
Subject: Re: ** Watchout for the Abaton Interfax **
Message-ID: <1991May2.011240.20370@swbatl.sbc.com>
Organization: Southwestern Bell Advanced Technology Laboratory
References: <1991May01.163100.8093@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> <1991May1.214012.365@eng.umd.edu> <1991May01.231623.13064@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>
Date: Thu, 2 May 91 01:12:40 GMT

In article <1991May01.231623.13064@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> rsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Roby Sherman) writes:
>Funny... Usually Apple doesn't send out alpha copies.. They are generally
>use internally. Anyways... I never said we couldn't DISCUSS system 7, I mean
>after all, between Mac Week and Apple Employees, they've discussed it till
>the cows came home. But as far as I was told, System 7 was provided to
>developers as a courtesy for them to get their products up to par by the
>time it's released. It was NOT intended to be installed on EVERY machine in
>the office (Machines not used for development, IE: clerical functions, etc),
>making many machines have problems, and in turn causing the
>developer to have to pester other companies, who are scurrying to ready THEIR
>OWN products, to have them stop and ship them an Alpha or Beta copy, because
>THEY couldn't wait to install System 7 everywhere in the office.
>Now who's fault is that?

And who said any different?!?!?!
 
Apparently you assumed that I had this installed on "production" machines.
I'm not sure how you got that impression, but it is wrong.  We have several
test machines on our network that we are using to determine what works and
what doesn't with 7.  That way we will be prepared when 7 arrives for the
rest of the company (my department supports several internal Mac-based
applications).  We need to know who is going to support their products and
when.  If they won't make a commitment, we'll buy are products elsewhere.
Yes, those other developers are working hard, but so are we.  We don't want
to play games, we just want some kind of commitment....not this "Well, we
don't know what you're talking about, and even if we did, we won't tell you".
 
I suggest you be clear on what people are trying to do and why before you go
making half-cocked accusations.

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