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From: omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: System 7.0 bundling
Summary: Don't hold your breath
Message-ID: <7467@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 15 May 91 14:51:05 GMT
References: <1991May15.000443.4666@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov>
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In article <1991May15.000443.4666@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov>
basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Basil Hashem) writes:
>
> As of what date will Apple start bundling new Macs with System 7? May
> 13?  How long will it be before systems will be shipping with System 7
> pre-installed?

According to the May 3, 1991 "Higher Education Reseller Bulletin"
on AppleLink:

        May 13:    System 7 Introduction
                   System 7 Coupon Program begins

        ...

        September  System 7 begins shipping with CPUs (new part numbers)
                   System 7 coupons no longer ship with CPUs

        January 15 Deadline for submitting System 7 coupons to Apple

For users who receive coupons with new CPUs, they send the coupon and a
copy of the Macintosh sales receipt to Apple.  They'll get the System
Software, HyperCard Sampler version 2.1, and the Before You
Install/Compatibility Checker disk.  Disks will be in high-density media
(1.44 megs).  The "How to Install," "What's New," and "Macintosh
Reference" manuals will also be included.

Send flames to someone else ... just reporting what I read.  :-)


-John
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John O'Malley          / Macintosh  / Purdue University / (317)
omalley@cc.purdue.edu / Specialist / Computing Center  / 494-1787