System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread Bob C.
Does anyone have a clue as to why Apple finally released 7.5.3 this way? It seems very awkward for most people. I'm just happy I was able to get the update version of 7.5.3 when it was available as 14 disk images, even though it required that 7.5 already be installed. It has come in very handy.

Re: System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread Clark Martin
At 1:02 PM -0500 1/29/2003, Bob C. wrote: Does anyone have a clue as to why Apple finally released 7.5.3 this way? It seems very awkward for most people. I'm just happy I was able to get the update version of 7.5.3 when it was available as 14 disk images, even though it required that 7.5 already

Re: System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread Clark Martin
At 1:48 PM -0500 1/29/2003, Bob C. wrote: Hi Clark, My question was more on the idea of why Apple's final release for download was in the form of files that had to be assembled on the desktop, rather than individual disk images which can easily be saved to floppies. Obviously, since the latter

Re: System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread Marten van de Kraats
7.5.3 was, IIRC, the last floppy version of the OS. No, that was 7.6.1. Marten -- -- Check out the System 6 Heaven: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html Subscribe to the LEM system6 list: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: System 7.5.3 (was: new to the list-LC help needed)

2003-01-29 Thread the pickle
At 13:02 -0500 on 29/01/03, Bob C. wrote: Does anyone have a clue as to why Apple finally released 7.5.3 this way? Lots easier than one big 40 MB download? -- the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml _ -- Vintage Macs is

System 7.5.3

2001-07-10 Thread William Hatchell
on 7/10/01 6:19 AM, (Vintage Macs) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Far as I know, the 7.5.3 to 7.5.5 update broke more stuff than any other System or Mac OS update. I think there used to be lists of software that needed updates for 7.5.5, and more important, software that companies decided to

System 7.5.3

2001-07-09 Thread Jamal Hannah
) 7.5.3 with the 7.5.5 update, put in a bunch of games, apps and stuff and threw all my aliases in the Launcher Items folder. I have System 7.5.3 Revision 2 on my Color Classic with a Performa 550 motherboard. Is this the same as System 7.5.5 update? I didnt know there was a version of System 7

Re: System 7.5.3

2001-07-09 Thread Marten van de Kraats
I didnt know there was a version of System 7 higher than 7.5.3. heck, you even have 7.6.1, which has the reputation of being the most stable one. Marten Check out the System 6 Heaven: