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| From | billy@MIX.COM |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester |
| Date | 2014-04-24 02:22 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <lj9sho$ls8$3@reader2.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <lj6rcc$57j$1@reader2.panix.com> <230420141917055349%YourName@YourISP.com> <slrnllfdni.1fdd.g.kreme@amelia.local> <lj8jvl$j0a$1@reader2.panix.com> <240420140922213231%YourName@YourISP.com> |
Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> writes, quoting me:
> > > I'd say only install it on a second drive / partition so you can
> > > actually still use the computer normally by simply rebooting into the
> > > non-Beat version.
> >
> > This is not the kind of evaluation Apple (nor I) would call useful...
>
> It's 100% legitmate and sensible solution, and makes no difference to
> anything. You can Beta test the new OS and stil have a fully working OS
> for doing real work when needed.
For the sake of anyone who might be misled by your profound ignorance
(not very likely, but just in case), no, it is not, and no, you can't.
Testing in a real-world production environment is very necessary here.
> Otherwise a flaw in the Beta could mean you have an expensive doorstop
> until Apple gets around to releasing another update.
For you, sure. Everyone else would just restore their system from the
recommended backup.
Billy Y..
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[NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-23 09:14 +1200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-22 22:44 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-04-22 19:17 -0400
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-22 23:21 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-23 19:17 +1200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-23 12:49 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-23 14:50 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-24 09:22 +1200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-24 02:22 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-24 16:37 +1200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2014-04-24 13:19 -0400
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-25 09:17 +1200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-04-23 21:07 -0700
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-04-23 23:41 -0700
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-24 19:13 +1200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-24 20:55 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-24 17:09 -0400
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester android <here@there.was> - 2014-04-24 23:19 +0200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-04-24 21:03 -0700
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-10 19:20 +0200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-11 10:23 +1200
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-11 15:36 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2014-04-24 21:11 -0700
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-24 14:39 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-04-25 01:40 -0400
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-25 14:15 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-04-25 16:07 -0400
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-27 21:40 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-04-27 20:46 -0400
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester billy@MIX.COM - 2014-04-28 18:27 +0000
Re: [NEWS} Be a Mac OS X Beta tester J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-04-24 23:02 -0400
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