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Re: System 7



weismand@limestone.kosone.com (Dwight  W Weisman) wrote:
>>How could I run apps Mac Apps made for System 7.5 ???? HEEEEEEELP

>As far as I know, apps made for system 7.5 are system 7.5 "savvy".  Meaning
>that they take advantage of changes, but are not incompatable with earlier
>systems.  Apple did not pull a "microsoft" and modify the system in such a
>way as to make earlier software useless.

I don't recall Microsoft coming out with a system that rendered old
software useless.  Win95 can run the vast majority of Win3.x and even
DOS programs.  I don't think an OS that can run programs from the
early eighties can really be thought of as abandoning the past.

On the other hand, I do remember a post in this group from a Mac user
who wanted to know if Executor would run under SoftWindows because it
was the only way he could think of to get a System 6-specific app
running on his PowerMac.



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