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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/