Talk:System 7

message: I think the name "Mac OS" was already applied to 7.5.1, not 7.6. However, the progress bar during startup (and with it the smiling doubleface) also came with 7.5.1, not 7.5.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.137.137.89 (talk) 22:19, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Regardless, "Mac OS" was not the official name until version 7.6.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.20.215 (talk) 09:36, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I think this article is missing lots of information and detail about System 7, here are some suggestions I've thought up:
* More detail on the major new features introduced in System 7.
* Details of the system architecture, and kernel.
* Info about the software System 7 came bundled with.
* The price of System 7 when it was new ?
* Details about the System Utilities
* Details about the Server capabilities
* More pictures would be nice
* Exact release date of System 7.0
* Suggested software for System 7
* More external links
* Windows Compatibility section may be interesting
* See Also section to related articles
* Reference section so user's know where the information in this article was obtained from so they know that it is valid.
Wackymacs 10:51, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: regarding the price: I recall I paid 40 pounds (GB) for my copy of 7.0. Graham 03:14, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing Information 

message: It is my recollection that prior to system 7, one could upgrade from system 5 or earlier to system 6 for very little cost by going to your local Mac user group and purchasing a upgrade disk for around the cost of the floppy it came on. Starting with System 7, one had to buy a retail boxed version of the OS to upgrade from System Software 6 or earlier. Minor updates where offered free via such as mediums floppies or cd's included with Mac magazines or via BBS/online service downloads.  I think this should be mentioned in the article if I am indeed remembering things correctly. A cursory search of Google turned up nothing. --20:53, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You could upgrade to 7.0.0 for free by visiting an Apple dealer, where you could copy the floppy disks, though it was considered nice to buy the floppies there. If you wanted the box and manuals, you had to buy the upgrade. ProhibitOnions 21:54, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: 7.0 was 'not' free.  Anyone giving away copies of 7.0 disks were giving away at-cost commercial software, just as if they were to give away Mac OS X Leopard copies.  Yes, Apple allowed recently-purchased computers to upgrade for little cost (the cost of the floppies,) but that was the same as more recent programs.  Only well after System 7 was obsolete did Apple release disk images of System 7 for free on their web/ftp site.  System 7 marked the FIRST "for cost" upgrade for Mac users, costing $100 71.193.207.217 (talk) 22:13, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  System 7 vs. system software 6 upgrades 

message: If this is, as I suspect it is, by far the most common use of "System 7", could it be made to be the main "System 7" page instead of the current disambig page? I'd never heard of the other 3 possible uses of it, one of which doesn't even have a page yet! 68.39.174.238 12:20, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree completely.  "System 7" should automatically directo to this page, with a disambig notice at the top. (24.15.20.215 13:09, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name... 

message: Removed the comment about it being the biggest "shake-up" aside from OS X.  System 7's interface, aside from the color, was mostly just a gradual improvement over 6.  The change from 68k to PowerPC could be argued as having a bigger impact.  That and it's completely subjective, unless someone can provide surveys or something showing what the user base thought about it. Riotgear 20:21, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Shake up" 

message: I've formally requested this article be moved and replace the current disambig page that shows up when "System 7" is searched.
:This article has been moved from System 7 (Macintosh) to System 7 as the result of a primary topic move request listed at WP:RM. Dekimasuよ! 01:37, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: The details about Mac OS 7.6.x are really lacking.  I suspect this may have something to do with the fact that Mac OS 7.5.x is free, and Mac OS 7.6.x is not, and therefore few people actually have 7.6.x or remember much about it.  But there certainly was more to this release than a new Extensions Manager.  It was the first major Mac OS version released after the cancellation of Copland.  I'd like to see more detail about the new PowerPC optimizations, and what exactly was done to increase stability (which is evident from using the software a lot).
Apple Technical Note TN1090 contains information about the improvements in Mac OS 7.6, and Apple Technical Note TN1096 contains information about the improvements in the Mac OS 7.6.1 update that followed shortly afterwards.  Dpaanlka 19:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Mac OS 7.6.x Details

message: An unsigned edit has recently removed the secondary image of Mac OS 7.6.1.  I have reverted to the previous edit before that, as I believe a secondary (and tertiary, and so on) supplemental image on this page is perfectly appropriate.  It is intended to show what the software can do, not be a universal representation of all System 7 (which is why it has been reverted to it's original location towards the bottom of the page from the top of the page, where someone had previously moved it).  So much moving around! Dpaanlka 15:41, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Secondary Image

message: I'm new to editing wikipedia :) Just wanted people to know that the info I put comes straight from apple's docs. Thanks!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.167.51 (talk) 02:44, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added info about 7.5.5 

message: Yesterday, an non-user with an IP address added content related to System 7 and an easter egg.  It was not sourced and I'm not sure what Wikipedia's policy is on such things.  The content read:
:"If You Open A Disk Image File With The System 7 Os Installed In A Hex Editor  The Text Below Is Seen.  Text: "1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Apple Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved.  Help! Help! WeÕre being held prisoner in a system software factory! The Blue Meanies Darin Adler Scott Boyd Chris Derossi Cynthia Jasper Brian McGhie Greg Marriott Beatrice Sochor Dean Yu"
Should we add this back or..? Troyoda1990 (talk) 04:13, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No, if for no reason other than every word is capitalized. 67.175.241.233 (talk) 16:21, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, sounds good.  I'm not sure why the anonymous person added this, but I'm glad to clarify whether Easter Eggs was a part of YouTube's policy. Troyoda1990 (talk) 19:30, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Easter Egg Policy? 

message: Was a web browser included with early System 7? The article talks about Netscape, but that browser did not exist until 1994. Did Macs run NCSA Mosaic in 1993? - Parsa (talk) 02:33, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Browser 

message: I suspect that the decision to rename System 4.4/Finder 6.1 to what is now System 6.0.x was done around the time the Blue/System 7 project was created. I strongly suspect that a clear distinction between System 6 and System 7 was a major factor in this renaming. At least one source says this was done at the last minute, so March 1988 does sounds correct. - Yuhong (talk) 07:26, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: That being said, I would not be surprised if some of the planning for the "Blue" project dates before that. - Yuhong (talk) 23:17, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  Here is a Usenet source describing some of the requirements of System 7 from May 1988: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.sys.mac/EV7O4Qkiq6g/bjq3CltUUVwJ - Yuhong (talk) 06:50, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  More history notes