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From: dwb@Apple.COM (David W. Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacEnvy 1.0d8 cdev
Message-ID: <19487@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 26 Oct 88 03:42:30 GMT
References: <13797@dhw68k.cts.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <13797@dhw68k.cts.com> thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod) writes:
> The system version displayed will only be two digits separated by
>a decimal point, regardless of the actual System version. For
>example, it displays "System: 6.0" even though I'm running 6.0.2.
>This is due to SysEnvirons' inability to return more than two bytes
>in the systemVersion field of the SysEnvRec. Translated, that means
>"it's not my fault, it's not my fault!"
	Actually the format of the system version field is
		0xMMmf
	where MM is the major release, m is the minor release
and f is the "fix" level  Thus for 6.0.2 it contains 0x0602.

	Note that the terms all mine, but that does give you
the encoding format.


Opinions:  MINE, ALL MINE! (greedy evil chuckle)

David W. Berry
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