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From: system@dorsai (Dorsai Sysop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Getting System 7
Message-ID: <JXFo25w163w@dorsai>
Date: 9 May 91 13:18:30 GMT
Organization: The Dorsai Diplomatic Mission, +1.212.431.1944
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With S-Day four days away by my clock, I've started wondering whether or not 
I should get System 7. Knowing nothing about the new System, recent 
discussions in c.s.m.s have been telling me about the trees when I need an 
aerial view of the forest.
Ergo, I present my questions:
    * I have a 2.5MB Mac SE with a built-in 20MB HD and an 800K floppy 
drive, as well as a 2MB Classic with a 40MB HD and an FDHD drive. I have 
about 20 INITS (including ATM 2.0 and Suitcase II 1.2.8) and use the 
JetWriter hack from Extended Systems/Insight Development to run my HP IIP 
printer at 230Kbaud (hot, hunh?)
    * What will System 7 do for me?
    * What will I have to give up for System 7?
    * How much will I have to pay for System 7?
    * What would be the dangers of *not* going to System 7?
    * Will I have enough disk space for System 7?
    * Will all my apps (specifically: Word 4.0, Excel 2.2, RSG! 4.5, Quark 
3.0v2, Zterm 0.85, Superpaint 2.0, etc.) work with System 7 and what can I 
do if they don't?
    * How about my DAs and INITs?
    * Under System 7, will I still be able to exchange things with my 
friends' System 6 machines?
 
I'm currently using 6.0.4 on the SE and 6.0.7 on the Classic with Finder 6.1 
and MF 6.god_only_knows_but_not_.1b9.
Thanks,
----Sascha