rdw89@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Williams RD) (03/19/91)
I noticed in comp.sys.mac.programmer that 'beta' versions of 6.0.7 were mentioned. Perhaps someone could clarify exactly what the latest (non-beta) version is and post it's size and creation date. I would be interested to see if the version shipped with my IIsi is indeed a beta version, or even an up-to-date version. ______________________________________________________________________________ Richard Williams, | Department of Electronics and Computer Science, | Southampton University, | EMAIL ADDRESS: Highfield, | rdw89@ecs.soton.ac.uk Southampton. | ______________________________________________________________________________
John.Aspden@uk.ac.newcastle (John Aspden) (03/20/91)
In article <7209@ecs.soton.ac.uk> rdw89@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Williams RD) writes: > I noticed in comp.sys.mac.programmer that 'beta' versions of 6.0.7 > were mentioned. Perhaps someone could clarify exactly what the latest > (non-beta) version is and post it's size and creation date. I would > be interested to see if the version shipped with my IIsi is indeed > a beta version, or even an up-to-date version. > Apple do not ship beta versions of software to end-users. What you have probably seen in c.s.m.programmer are references to system 7.0b1 and 7.0b4 which are beta versions of the not-yet-released system 7, which have been distributed to registered developers only. Another possible confusion is that "About the Finder" will tell you that you have System version B1-6.0.7. The 'B' here means British. (Apple's naming conventions use a lower-case b after the version number to indicate beta (see above); upper case prefixes are used to indicate internationalised software versions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- John Aspden, Computing Laboratory, University of Newcastle on Tyne, UK email: john.aspden@newcastle.ac.uk phone: +44 91 222 8069 fax: ...8572
Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com (Greg Marriott) (03/22/91)
In article <7209@ecs.soton.ac.uk>, rdw89@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Williams RD) writes: > > I noticed in comp.sys.mac.programmer that 'beta' versions of 6.0.7 > were mentioned. Perhaps someone could clarify exactly what the latest > (non-beta) version is and post it's size and creation date. I would > be interested to see if the version shipped with my IIsi is indeed > a beta version, or even an up-to-date version. The version "in the box" is the final version. Apple doesn't put beta versions of system sofware in CPU boxes. (at least not on purpose :) Greg Marriott Blue Meanie Apple Computer, Inc.