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Re: Let's get System 7.x on top!



>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeffrey J Kosowsky <kosowsky@bellini.harvard.edu> writes:
In article <KOSOWSKY.96Apr18142715@bellini.harvard.edu> kosowsky@bellini.harvard.edu (Jeffrey J. Kosowsky) writes:


    Jeff> In article <Dpr74F.Kop@gorilla.nbn.com>
    Jeff> holmes@gorilla.nbn.com (Tim Holmes) writes:
    >> The two biggest things for me are networking and getting the
    >> postscript printing problems straightened out.  If System 7
    >> would help this, fine.  But I run under Linux, so I don't
    >> really worry about an operating system because I've already got
    >> a good one.
    >> 
    >> Right now, I do all the work on my Linux box when running
    >> Excel, then put it on a floppy and print it out on my old SE30
    >> so that the printouts look good.  Kind of a pain.

    Jeff> I agree. The biggest shortcoming that I now have with
    Jeff> Executor is the inability to print nicely all those nifty
    Jeff> wordprocessing & spreadsheet apps that I can create with my
    Jeff> emulated Mac applications.  I too primarily run Linux and
    Jeff> use Linux as my way of getting good WYSIWYG apps to run
    Jeff> under Linux without having to shut down my unix system and
    Jeff> start up M$WinDoze.

    Jeff> The only weak link for me is the printing. I still must
    Jeff> either shut down, boot Windoze and print under the Windoze
    Jeff> version or I must boot up my old Mac+, transfer the files
    Jeff> over a slow null modem serial link and then wait
    Jeff> interminably for the applications to boot & print on my
    Jeff> mac+.

    Jeff> So, for my purposes at least, better PostScript printing is
    Jeff> a very high priority.

Printing is indeed a very high priority over here.  I should have made
that a bit more explicit in my big Policy post.  There probably won't
be many advances in printing between now and when E2 is released but
the code restructuring that we'll be doing after E2 and the native
ports to Win32 and OS/2 will allow us to have a *much* better printing
subsystem.

    Jeff> Jeff

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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