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From: clive@drutx.ATT.COM (Clive Steward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Why switch to system 6.0? (Because it's better!)
Message-ID: <8675@drutx.ATT.COM>
Date: 13 Sep 88 18:51:17 GMT
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From article <15@ur-cc.UUCP>, by akk2@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Atul Kacker):
>
> keystrokes or else...  Needless to say, I went back to Release 5 and will stay
> there until Apple cleans up all the bugs etc.
> 
Since 6.0 has been receiving rumors again, thought I'd throw in 2 cents.

It seems pretty clear that most if not all of the 'bugs' are in
applications, not in System 6.0.  It just is more finicky about things
Apple warned about, doubtless in the line of future support of new
features (which probably include full Mac support under A/UX).

Personally, I've been running 6.0 since it came out, using Microsoft
Word (3.01), Versaterm, Superpaint, Lightspeed C, and MPW heavily, among 
others, and have had not one bit of trouble.

There do seem to be real improvements also.  For instance, clicking on
an inactive layer, while a front layer is busy doing something, is now
reliable, which it didn't seem to be before -- you had to try several
times.  Overall operation seems smoother and _more_ reliable, in a
number of minor ways.

Also, you get some new features.  It is nice enough to have small
icons of the alarm clock, or Stuffit, appearing through the Notification
Manager when these want to tell you something in the background.

And I travel a lot with the box, so it's nice to have the Map manage
the time zone without messing with the clock.  Some people probably
like the Macro Maker.

It would probably be best if we would all consider a little more the
feelings of those people at Apple who work hard to make things for us.


Clive Steward