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From: wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu (Pierce T. Wetter)
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Subject: Re: MultiFinder Versions?
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Date: Sun, 15-Nov-87 18:34:59 EST
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>> >please "graduate" the version of the System File such that both Finder and
>> >System have the same version number?  There is already a lot of confusion
>> >around because the two files have had the same and similar numbering.
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>please, remember, that there are a couple of other files which have version
>numbers, such as LaserWriter and LaserPrep, ScrapBook, FindFile-DA, etc ...
>
>would you really like the version-numbers of all files to change for each
>release, even when they don't change?  Somehow, when I think back to System
>versions 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1, I can see where that would drive me crazy also...

  Personally, I've noticed that whenever there's a new system file there's a
new printer, control panel etc. While its true that alarm clock per se hasn't
changed much in a long time, most things do anyway so I doubt this would be 
much of a change. Probably the best thing to do would be to number the major
portions of the system as a unit. Namely, number the ImageWriter, Finder,
System, and LaserWriter. Even if that is too much of a problem I think its 
just stupid to give the Finder/System different numbers.

 Then again, if they weren't just a little flaky, they wouldn't be apple and
they wouldn't build the best damn computers in the world. (Barring Cray, of
course.)
  PIerce Wetter

When the government bureau's remedies do not match your problem, you
modify the problem, not the remedy.

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