basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Basil Hashem) (05/15/91)
As of what date will Apple start bundling new Macs with System 7? May 13? How
long will it be before systems will be shipping with System 7 pre-installed?
Thanks for the info,
--
Basil Hashem
basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov
Jet Propulsion Laboratory La Canada Flintridge, CAsteph@kona.cs.ucla.edu (Stephen Sakamoto) (05/15/91)
In article <1991May15.000443.4666@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov> basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Basil Hashem) writes: >As of what date will Apple start bundling new Macs with System 7? May 13? How >long will it be before systems will be shipping with System 7 pre-installed? > >Thanks for the info, >-- > Basil Hashem > basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov > Jet Propulsion Laboratory La Canada Flintridge, CA In a System 7 intro meeting I went to they were saying that it wouldn't be shipped with systems till about September. -- Stephen Sakamoto UCLA Computer Science Department steph@cs.ucla.edu
norton@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Norton Chia) (05/15/91)
steph@kona.cs.ucla.edu (Stephen Sakamoto) writes: >In article <1991May15.000443.4666@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov> basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Basil Hashem) writes: >>As of what date will Apple start bundling new Macs with System 7? May 13? How >>long will it be before systems will be shipping with System 7 pre-installed? >> >>Thanks for the info, >>-- >> Basil Hashem >> basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov >> Jet Propulsion Laboratory La Canada Flintridge, CA >In a System 7 intro meeting I went to they were saying that it wouldn't be >shipped with systems till about September. My info over here said November. I guess it coincides with new hardware releases. >-- >Stephen Sakamoto >UCLA Computer Science Department >steph@cs.ucla.edu -- <<<< My employers ignore me, I'm on my own when I speak out in public :^( >>>> < Norton Chia | Mail me on norton@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU APPLELINK:AUST0240 > < Micro Support | "There are only 3 types of people in the world: > < Uni of Sydney | Those who can count, and those who can't" >
bc@Apple.COM (bill coderre) (05/15/91)
|As of what date will Apple start bundling new Macs with System 7? May 13? How |long will it be before systems will be shipping with System 7 pre-installed? I'm sorry I don't have the exact dates either, but starting very soon, all Macs will come with a coupon for a free Personal Upgrage Kit. Somewhat later, they will come with System 7 installed. These dates will vary by country, since not all of the international versions are ready yet. bill coderre boil that dust speck
omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) (05/15/91)
In article <1991May15.000443.4666@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov> basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Basil Hashem) writes: > > As of what date will Apple start bundling new Macs with System 7? May > 13? How long will it be before systems will be shipping with System 7 > pre-installed? According to the May 3, 1991 "Higher Education Reseller Bulletin" on AppleLink: May 13: System 7 Introduction System 7 Coupon Program begins ... September System 7 begins shipping with CPUs (new part numbers) System 7 coupons no longer ship with CPUs January 15 Deadline for submitting System 7 coupons to Apple For users who receive coupons with new CPUs, they send the coupon and a copy of the Macintosh sales receipt to Apple. They'll get the System Software, HyperCard Sampler version 2.1, and the Before You Install/Compatibility Checker disk. Disks will be in high-density media (1.44 megs). The "How to Install," "What's New," and "Macintosh Reference" manuals will also be included. Send flames to someone else ... just reporting what I read. :-) -John --- John O'Malley / Macintosh / Purdue University / (317) omalley@cc.purdue.edu / Specialist / Computing Center / 494-1787
Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo) (05/16/91)
basil@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Basil Hashem) writes:
BH> As of what date will Apple start bundling new Macs with System 7? May 13?
BH> How long will it be before systems will be shipping with System 7
BH> pre-installed?
Sometime in early August all macs will ship with System 7. Starting RSN
all new macs will contain a coupon for a mini-upgrade ktit, which you have to
send in to Apple before January 1992.
Source: Apple Press Release with the electronic distribution of Sys7.
* Origin: mingo@well.sf.ca.us mingo@cup.portal.com (1:109/421.4218)jhg@Apple.COM (James Glanville) (05/16/91)
Actually, the official word is "60 days after the May 13th introdution." Which means around July 1st. And that's probably for Domestic (US English) Macintoshes. International versions of System 7 will join the "Happy Mac" bandwagon starting in August. (Happy Mac is what we call "pre-installing System Software on your new Macintosh"). Of course, this is my understanding of things and not necessarily the "official" Apple word. - James Glanville Happy Mac Champion (among other things) SSW Engineering Product Management Apple Computer, Inc.
drg@mdaali.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) (05/22/91)
References:<1991May15.000443.4666@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov> <7467@mace.cc.purdue.edu> In article <7467@mace.cc.purdue.edu> omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) writes: > > For users who receive coupons with new CPUs, they send the coupon and a > copy of the Macintosh sales receipt to Apple. That's great for individuals, but not so good for large companies with purchasing and accounts payable departments that eat invoices and sales receipts. This is often a problem with software upgrades where it's free if you bought the software after a certain date. Quite often, I just pay the upgrade fee rather than try to get a copy of the invoice or receipt. In this case, we'll probably have to tell people to get the software from someone else and to buy the manuals if they really want them. David Gutierrez drg@mdaali.mda.uth.tmc.edu "Only fools are positive." - Moe Howard
bc@Apple.COM (bill coderre) (05/22/91)
drg@mdaali.mda.uth.tmc.edu (David Gutierrez) writes: |In article <7467@mace.cc.purdue.edu> omalley@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John |O'Malley) writes: |> |> For users who receive coupons with new CPUs, they send the coupon and a |> copy of the Macintosh sales receipt to Apple. | |That's great for individuals, but not so good for large companies with |purchasing and accounts payable departments that eat invoices and sales |receipts. This is often a problem with software upgrades where it's free |if you bought the software after a certain date. Quite often, I just pay |the upgrade fee rather than try to get a copy of the invoice or receipt. |In this case, we'll probably have to tell people to get the software from |someone else and to buy the manuals if they really want them. That's a good point, and I hope you'll feed it back to the Apple USA or System 7 hotline. As a partial help, please remember that there are network upgrade kits and 3packs of documentation sets for sale at your dealer. bill coderre