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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.vintage |
| Subject | Re: [NEWS] System 7 turns 35 |
| Date | 2026-05-31 10:54 +1200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10vfpqp$15shr$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <info-BA9DAE.10271830052026@news.individual.de> |
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On 2026-05-30 08:27:18 +0000, Sebastian P. said: > In article <enjoyasmithwicks-862FB4.02525719052026@news.eternal-september.org>, > Smithwicks <enjoyasmithwicks@myplace.com> wrote: >> >> I think it also says something to the versatility of System 7 that, by >> and large, unless you've got a PowerPC Mac capable of running the >> (phenomenal) MacOS9Lives! version of 9.2.2... everyone on retro hardware >> seems to be running something on the System 7 spectrum (with due honor >> and respect to those repping MacOS 8). > > I fully agree. It's just a well-rounded classic operating system with a myriad > of great software to pick from. If I see what owners of 68k Amigas or Atari STs > suggest as productivity software on their systems and then I look at Word 5.1, > WriteNow, Excel, Photoshop, Apple Works, BBEdit (the list goes on) I can barely > hold back a smile. > > Yeah, they may have more and better (action) games but that's about it. > System 7 > is awesome and also very reliable if you stick with certain versions. The Commodore Amiga and the Atari ST were good computers technically (barring the silliness of different RAM types on the Amiga), but they were let down by clunky knock-offs of the Mac OS, although they were still much better than Microsloth Windoze. The Amiga was also let down by Commodore management having no clue what to do with it and constantly changing their tiny minds.
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[NEWS] System 7 turns 35 Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-05-14 18:16 +1200
Re: [NEWS] System 7 turns 35 Smithwicks <enjoyasmithwicks@myplace.com> - 2026-05-19 02:52 -0400
Re: [NEWS] System 7 turns 35 "Sebastian P." <info@cornica.org> - 2026-05-30 10:27 +0200
Re: [NEWS] System 7 turns 35 Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-05-31 10:54 +1200
Re: [NEWS] System 7 turns 35 Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2026-05-31 17:15 +0100
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