[WinMac] Aaron vs OS8
Blair, Hamish C(hblair[at]kpmg.com.au)
Tue, 2 Nov 1999 11:10:09 +1100
Someone (Dan probably) wrote:
>The one that *really* pissed me off was
>the "elevation" of System 7.7 - A collection of System 7.6.x bugfixes - to
>MacOS 8.0. C'mon, Apple simply stuck a few shareware apps (including the
>"appearance" "borrowed" from Aaron) and they have the nerve to charge $99
>for the privilege of swatting bugs.
As I recall, Aaron was a shareware product (an extension and a mighty fine
one at that) written by Greg Landweber (spelling?). My understanding is
that it was written in anticipation of OS 8 (aka Copland) rather than OS 8
borrowing from Aaron.
Just my A$0.0313 (=US$0.02)
Cheers
Hamish Blair
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