On Sunday, May 5, 2002, at 11:07 PM, munker wrote: > When is Apple going to go to school? I taught Mathematics off and on > for 16 > years and I have never seen double decimals. Shouldn't it be System 9.22 > not 9.2.2 ?? > > I cringe everytime I see that.
You obviously didn't teach computer programming, though. :) This is standard versioning. To say Mac OS 9.22 would be to say the 22nd version; 9.2.2 is not that, it's the second version of OS 9.2. Versions sometimes get even more decimals than that. The more decimals you have, the more minor the revision is. Check out the BIND namesever or Sendmail versions, or the perl interpreter, or a handful of other apps, or Windows. Sometimes 4, 5 or more decimals. Basically, taking an x.y.z scheme.... if 'z' is updated, you know it's a relatively minor upgrade, probably just bugfixes, no new features. if 'y' is updated, you know that all of 'z' applies, plus some minor revisions and changes to features already present, and maybe a couple of new features (which may or may not be evident to the user). if 'x' changes, then all of 'y' and 'z' apply, plus you've got sweeping changes, lots of new features, significant re-writes or even outright starting new revisions of modules from scratch, etc. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
