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From: bc@Apple.COM (bill coderre)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: MISSING: System 7
Message-ID: <52968@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 16 May 91 20:35:34 GMT
References: <657736@neabbs.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <657736@neabbs.UUCP> pietsch@neabbs.UUCP (PIET SCHUERMANS) writes:
|In Europe the official version will be available on the 15 Aug 91.
|We have to wait again. But there is a Beta version available with some
|bugs.

System 7 is currently being internationalized/localized on a
country-by-country basis. In other words, Apple France is busy
translating everything into France style, and Apple UK (whatever
they're really called) is localizing for the UK.

This will take different amounts of time for different countries,
unsurprisingly. The first to be done should be the British English
version (no big surprise there) on June 15. That includes the time to
get a whole pile of upgrade kits ready, and the manuals, and get some
form of support (sorry, no clue what form) ready too.

Obviously, some versions will take a long time (ie. Farsi or Mandarin
Chinese) and therefore won't be available very soon.

But most of Europe should have System 7 in August. This is the
prediction, anyway.

It's unfortunate that many Europeans would love to use a USA version,
but it isn't being shipped there. I'd take it up with your country's
Apple subsidiary. Maybe they'll do that different next time, if people
ask.

bill coderre