From: nick+@pitt.edu (Nick C De Mello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: System 7.1, who needs it?
Date: 21 Nov 92 02:15:37 GMT
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Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Originator: nick@unixd1.cis.pitt.edu



People:


The following is a file about system seven point one that was 
  sent to me, hope it helps some one out there!


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"7.1 is a minor upgrade."  This means that it's not necessary for all customers
to upgrade, only those who desire the new features.
 
Purchasers of Macintosh computers after 10/19 who did not get System 7.1 "Happy
Mac'd" (pre-installed) will NOT be eligible for a free System Update.
 
Of course, there are a few minor compatibility problems that PREVENTS some
customers from upgrading.
 
 
These are the enhancements made to System 7.0:
    1) All improvements made by System 7 Tune-up 1.1.1 are incorporated, elim-
        inating the need for Tune-Up 1.1.1
    2) New Font folder within the System Folder for a single place to store all
        fonts and better font management capabilities.
    3) System Enablers that provide compatibility between new Macintosh CPU
        hardware and system software.  Compatibility for a new CPU is achieved
        by adding a software module, not by re-installing the System.
    4) QuickTime 1.5 (new version) bundled with the System 7.1 product.
    5) Several new control panels to aid international users in customizing
        formats for dates, times, numbers and text behavior -- sort and case
        conversion for example.
    6) WorldScript software, which simplifies support of foreign languages in
        System Software and applications.
 
1) WHO NEEDS IT?  Although 7.1 fixed further bugs beyond Tune-up 1.1.1, the
only existing people who need to upgrade might be PowerBook 145 users.  With
System 7.0 the PB145 cannot be slowed down from 25MHz to 16MHz in order to
conserve battery usage.  This is fixed w/ 7.1.
 
2) WHO NEEDS IT?  The new font folder does make organizing fonts easier and
faster.  The only people who need it are those who work extensively with
different fonts (perhaps they have different sets for different projects) or
have a lot of fonts.  Some applications, such as MacWrite II 1.1v3 or before
and Adobe Type Manager (ATM) might not work with the new font folder.
 
3) WHO NEEDS IT?  System 7.1 has built-in support for all CPUs PRIOR to 10/19.
This includes the PB 145 & Q950.  NO System Enablers are needed.  For the 10/19
CPUs and late however, System Enablers ARE needed, as well as System 7.1.
There is no reason for any user to upgrade in order to use "Enablers."
 
4) WHO NEEDS IT?  QuickTime 1.5 works with System 6 & System 7 - all versions.
It's only for our customers' convenience that this is bundled w/ 7.1.  There is
no reason for any user to upgrade to 7.1 in order to use QT1.5.
 
5) WHO NEEDS IT?  The new control panels deal mostly with international users.
For example, in France, the 1000's separator is the "." and the decimal point
is the "," - just the opposite of the US.  In Great Britain the customary way
to write a date is: 31/12/92.  Finally, currency labels are different and
sorting order is slightly different from country (ooOuuUnnN) to country.  Most
of these enhancements are unnecessary for most US customers.
 
6) WHO NEEDS IT?  WorldScript allows the Macintosh to work with different
language systems simultaneous, as long as Macintosh applications support this
feature.  Again, this is mostly a benefit to international users, not the
majority of US users.
 
MINOR CHANGES:
    The Get Info box now includes a "Preferred Application Size" field for
applications.
    For better security, GUEST ACCESS is turned OFF by default.
An AppleShare file server running System 7.1 requires AppleShare 3.0.1;
workstations are unchanged.
    For TCP/IP, System 7.1 requires the latest version of MacTCP - 1.1.1.
 
FYI:
    WORLDSCRIPT allows the System to use different language scripts.  Not only
does this mean different language fonts, but the System knows whether text
should go left-right, right-left or up-down.  WorldScript DOES NOT translate
any text into another language.
    APPLESCRIPT will provide system-wide customization through a HyperCard-like
programming language.  For example, you can create a Finder icon that when
opened will launch AppleLink, open your OUTBASKET, copy all memos, launch
MacWrite, paste memos and spell/grammar check.  This requires "scriptable"
versions of MacWrite and AppleLink.  The confusing part is that in the US,
AppleScript will look very English-like.  If I give my script ("program") to a
friend in France, his AppleScript will look very French-like.  AppleScript will
be able to translate SCRIPT PROGRAMS into different languages, but not TEXT
like "I am now spell-checking your AppleLinks."
 
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                                         Enjoy!

                                            -- Nick

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