>Question: Is 8.1 analogous to 7.5.3 in that it took Apple 
>until 7.6.1 to work out the System 7 bugs and perhaps 
>until 8.6 to work out the System 8 bugs?

Not in my opinion or experience. 8.5 and later have toys 
that 8.1 doesn't, just as 7.5-7.6 had toys 7.0/7.1 did not. 
But 8.1 was different in that it didn't exhibit the growing 
pains 7.5.3 and 7.5.5 sometimes showed. 

There was the usual round of "will my old software 
work", but 8.1 is still great for any older PPC that is 
either low on RAM or for the user of any PPC who 
wants a faster machine than 8.5 and later can offer.

Having said that, I'd buy some RAM or a faster 
computer if those prevented me from using 8.5.1 or 8.6 
successfully. I'm hooked on some features I can 
otherwise live without, specifically.

-David

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