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- From: hrose@eff.org (Helen Trillian Rose)
- Subject: Re: Where to find SYS 6.05
- In-Reply-To: jmoulder@mis.mcw.edu's message of 19 Aug 92 12:53:15 CDT
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- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 23:58:23 GMT
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- John> == jmoulder <jmoulder@mis.mcw.edu>
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- >> I am trying to find system 6.05 anywhere.
- >
- > If you are using an older machine, 6.0.5 may be best for you.
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- John> I understand why some people prefer 7.0 to 6.0.x, but what
- John> advantage would 6.0.5 have over 6.0.8 on an "older machine"?
-
- (1) 6.0.5 is compatible with *everything*. The 7.0 printer drivers.
- Truetype. Hypercard 1.X *and* 2.X.
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- (2) 6.0.5 is more stable. I've run 6.0.7 and 6.0.5 on the same machines
- (not simultaneously :-) and 6.0.5 just *crashed* less. This with the
- same sets of inits (including HeapFixer).
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- (3) 6.0.5 runs on the IIfx and older machines. This is a pro or a con,
- depending. 6.0.5 uses the older style sound drivers, causing it to be
- compatible/incompatible with various applications.
-
- --Helen
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