Re: [WinMac] Mac OS 8.6

Tim Scoff(casper[at]nb.net)
Mon, 24 May 1999 13:36:17 -0500

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>> I don't know if it's been mentioned here but Mac OS 8.6 is out and it's
>> SUPPOSED to take care of the Mac's problems with dropping TCP/IP
>> connections. Of course there are a couple of caveats with it but nothing
>> big (at least that I have noticed).
>>
>> Alex Dearden
>> MCSE
>> pata@doglover.com
>
> I suggest that before anyone rushes to upgrade, they have a look at a
> thread currently going on TidBits Talk
> <http://www.tidbits.com/search/talk.html> called "Files disappearing after
> installing Mac OS 8.6"
>
> Safety first should be the motto here.

      That should be the motto everywhere. Don't install a new OS on any
important/mission-critical computer until after you've tested it. The
risks of having a system crash are too great.

Tim Scoff
casper@nb.net

"Trust the computer industry to shorten "Year 2000" to Y2K. It was this
kind of thinking that caused the problem in the first place."

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