dewhirst@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr17.143302.6948@wpi.WPI.EDU>, macman@wpi.WPI.EDU (Chris Silverb >> [much prior babbling deleted] > This is a pretty unfair post. System 7.0 is UNRELEASED software, that has > been through many updates recently, and it is quite understandable that > companies would rather not release an update to their software if it might > simply break in a later beta version. > > If software came out that was incompatible with System 5.x, as many are, i'm > sure you wouldn't be complaining about incompatibilities, however you do > see the justice in complaining about incompatibilities with something that > hasn't been released. > > Fact is, there are other software packages that will have to be updated to > be compatible with 7.0... MANY companies have their 7.0 updates sitting on > simply waiting for May 13th... let's not get on Abaton's case about a > reasonable policy In retrospect, this I posted entirely in a heated rage. It is quite unfair to ask any software company to update for an unreleased OS. I think what miffed me the most was I had pictures of myself drooling at the door of my local dealer with stack of floppies in hand on the 13th. Alas, it is Sys 7.0 or the fax modem I will have to make a decision about on this day. In fact, I ought to followup that last bit of blathering by praising how well I found the Interfax to work, how well it is built, etc.. But I won't - someone might accuse me of rambling . . . -- Rob Dewhirst Sysop: The MacRocosm BBS - (913) 841-9446 < --Best route AOL:Echopapa <-- Okay route FAX 9138652639 <-- So so route dewhirst@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu <-- Yuck! "A computer without a modem is like a sportscar without wheels -- it's fun to sit behind, but it won't take you anywhere!"