cw1z+@andrew.cmu.edu (Cushing Courtney Whitney) (09/22/90)
just to keep everyone updated on the status of system 7.0.....
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Subject: Apple Computer - System 7.0
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 90 09:28:48 -0400 (EDT)
CUPERTINO, Calif. -DJ- Apple Computer Inc. said it revised to the first
half of 1991 its estimates for when it will make the first customer shipments
of its System 7.0 software.
The company, in a press release, said System 7.0 had been expected
to be shipped at the end of 1990. System 7.0 is the next version of
Macintosh computer system software.
Apple said the expected shipment date was revised in order ''to meet
Apple's exacting quality standards.''
Nonetheless, the firm said today that it reached ''a major milestone''
in the development of System 7.0, disclosing that it will begin shipments
in October of ''beta-quality versions'' of System 7.0 to Macintosh third
party developers.
''Apple will hold the beta cycle open to solicit thorough developer
feedback and to allow them to begin developing applications to assure
a wide array of System 7.0 applications for customers when the new version
of system software ships,'' Apple Computer said.
9:27 AM