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Re: System 7.5
At 12:13 PM 6/17/96 GMT, Nico van Baren wrote:
>So System 7.5 is out for now. However, is it possible to install (parts of) an
>earlier version of the Macintosh System in the Executor environment? Is the
>Browser an integral part of the entire Executor package of can it be replaced
>by (a version of) the Finder/MultiFinder?
Well, _if_ Finder worked, you could just overwrite Browser. However, the last
time I checked, no version of Finder manages to start (no errors, just hangs)
>I put this question from a purely technical point of view; I understand there
>might also be licensing or other legal problems in installing Apple
software on
>a non-Macintosh machine, but first I would like to know whether it is
>TECHNICALLY possible.
Since System 7.5 is for sale in most major computer stores, you can just buy it.
I believe that ARDI plans to work on drop-in support for MacOS in the future --
but not the near future.
Ian
vmeister@ios.com
http://styx.ios.com/~vmeister/