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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Systems/Finder combinations to be used with which Macs
Message-ID: <509@colossus.tc.fluke.COM>
Date: Mon, 2-Mar-87 21:40:50 EST
Article-I.D.: colossus.509
Posted: Mon Mar  2 21:40:50 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Mar-87 18:40:00 EST
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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Keywords: APDA, Gift From God

Just got the latest APDA newsletter -- arrived to announce what they were
providing for the Mac II on the day it's announced.  Nice!  One of the nice
side features is a chart showing the current and projected versions of
System/Finder combinations, and which Macs should use which.  Wish someone
had done that a LONG time ago.

Below is a brief summary:

==================================================


Mac 128K:  Use ONLY System 2.0/Finder 4.1.  Forever.  Can you say "Life in
	   Hell"?

Mac 512K, 512KE and Mac+:
	   For now, use System 3.2/Finder 5.3, unless you're using
	   AppleShare -- then use System 3.3/Finder 5.4 (which just came
	   out, I believe).
	   
	   When the Mac II comes out, the System 4.1/Finder 5.5 combination
	   will come out -- at which time all 512K, 512KE and Mac+ people
	   should upgrade.

Mac SE:	   They should use System 4.0/Finder 5.4 (just released), and
	   upgrade to System 4.1/Finder 5.5 when the Mac II comes out.

Mac II:	   System 4.1/Finder 5.5.

==================================================

Just as a recap: 3.2/5.3 is the one that came out in June of last year.
3.3/5.4 just came out a few weeks ago.  4.0/5.4 has been released for SE
owners.  And 4.1/5.5 is aiming to be the watershed versions for the next
year or two.  Of course, this is ignoring the potential for bugs... but that
could NEVER happen, right? :-)

By the way, even though I don't have AppleShare on my +, I switched to
3.3/5.4, and admit that I like the new Finder a lot.  It seems to be
working well with my Dataframe 20; no complaints.

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