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- From: lsr@taligent.com (Larry Rosenstein)
- Subject: Re: Apple breaks promise? MODE32 not in 7.1?
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- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 20:00:50 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug30.165956.1696@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>,
- temple@ucbeh.san.uc.edu wrote:
- >
- > An earlier letter posted by someone indicated that MODE32 would not be
- > integrated into sys 7.1. Presently, MODE32 is a hack that Apple
-
- Presumably, the System 7 engineers endorse MODE32, otherwise Apple would
- not have licensed it. I'm not sure how you define a hack, but it is likely
- that much of the same code that exists in MODE32 would exist in a builtin
- solution.
-
- > intention to integrate MODE32 into a future version of the system
- > software. I'm still waiting for Apple to make good on this.
-
- That's true. But I don't think Apple promised that in System 7.1. What
- was supposed to be in System 7.1 came about because of rumors.
-
- (The same it true of builtin ATM. Some people assumed that this would be
- in System 7.1 and accused Apple of breaking their promise when it wasn't.)
-
- It's a separate issue whether you believe Apple will eventually follow
- through on its promise eventually.
-
- I suppose Apple could hack together something to install the existing
- MODE32 under some different name, or something. But what's the point?
- That wouldn't make any substantive change in the current situation (except
- for ensuring that everyone has MODE32).
-
- The fact that it's not in 7.1 doesn't really surprise me. My understanding
- of System 7.1 is that it will enable Apple to distribute future system
- software in a more modular fashion. In that case, it's more important to
- get the framework out in a timely manner, than it is to add any particular
- feature to System 7.1. Especially in this case, when MODE32 seems to work
- perfectly well as it exists.
-
- > What's the difference? It's a support issue, as I see it.
-
- There's no question that having the capability in the system would be
- better, and this is a major reason why. But I don't know that Apple has
- committed to building it into a future System 6, so System 6 users will
- still have to rely on MODE32.
-
- > You may not agree, but the argument is easy to follow: code
- > that is directly supported by Apple will more likely to maintain
-
- I don't think Apple would be distributing MODE32 if they didn't think it
- would continue to work. In that sense, Apple is supporting it because they
- have officially sanctioned it.
-
- Larry Rosenstein
- Taligent, Inc.
-
- lsr@taligent.com
-