And finally, Copland will include Experts, a lot like Microsoft's Wizards. These are routines that will perform complicated tasks for you, like setting up your computer, or connecting to remote computers. These aren't intelligent agents, especially as John Sculley imagined them eight years ago. But they're a step in that direction. A few critical things, although Apple has tried hard to offer System 7 compatibility with Copland.
Device drivers are dead.
Those files you load from floppies to run your printers, scanners, joysticks, etc. You'll have to get replacements before you install OS 8, or none of those things will work. INITs are pretty much dead. Control Panels, Extensions, you name it. If you use a little utility that patches the system, it's toast.