Re: [WinMac] MacOS 9: Upgrade now or wait? ALSO: NT4/SP6 is out

Leonard Rosenthol(leonardr[at]lazerware.com)
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:18:14 -0400

At 10:52 AM -0400 10/28/99, Daniel L. Schwartz wrote:
> Next on the hit parade is MacOS 9. My advice: Sit tight until
>9.0.1 comes out. Remember 7.6, 8.5, and 8.6 being quickly replaced
>by 7.6.1, 8.5.1, and 8.6.1, err, "Font Fixer?"

        I leave this up to individuals - depends on whether you
either want/need the new features or you like the bleeding edge.

> Also, and no big surprise here, OS9 breaks your brand new ATM
>Deluxe 4.5 and ATR 2.5...

        Yup, and Adobe knew about it for a while...And updaters are
already online - see <http://www.pdfzone.com/news/MacOS9updates.html>
for details.

>Can't these jokers at Apple get it right once and for all by putting
>in a patcher app deposited on the hard drive after upgrading?

        It's NOT Apple's fault - Adobe didn't have the update ready
in time!! Aladdin had their updated versions of Expander and the
StuffIt Engine ready, and Apple happily included their fix.

> My recommendation: Wait until the obligatory 9.0.1 "bug
>fixes" come out in a couple of weeks, unless you *really* need

        I am sure that there will probably be a 9.0.1, but I wouldn't
expect it all that quickly. From what I've seen, it's pretty solid
and not too many complaints from users.

Leonard

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At 10:52 AM -0400 10/28/99, Daniel L. Schwartz wrote:

<excerpt> Next on the hit parade is MacOS 9. My advice: Sit tight until
9.0.1 comes out. Remember 7.6, 8.5, and 8.6 being quickly replaced by
7.6.1, 8.5.1, and 8.6.1, err, "Font Fixer?"

</excerpt>

        I leave this up to individuals - depends on whether you either
want/need the new features or you like the bleeding edge.

<excerpt> Also, and no big surprise here, OS9 breaks your brand new ATM
Deluxe 4.5 and ATR 2.5...

</excerpt>

        Yup, and Adobe knew about it for a while...And updaters are already
online - see <<http://www.pdfzone.com/news/MacOS9updates.html> for
details.

<excerpt>Can't these jokers at Apple get it right once and for all by
putting in a patcher app deposited on the hard drive after upgrading?

</excerpt>

        It's NOT Apple's fault - Adobe didn't have the update ready in time!!
Aladdin had their updated versions of Expander and the StuffIt Engine
ready, and Apple happily included their fix.

<excerpt> <bold><color><param>FFFF,0000,0000</param>My recommendation:
</color>Wait until the obligatory 9.0.1 "bug fixes" come out in a
couple of weeks, unless you *really* need

</bold></excerpt><bold>

        </bold>I am sure that there will probably be a 9.0.1, but I wouldn't
expect it all that quickly. From what I've seen, it's pretty solid
and not too many complaints from users.

Leonard

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