System 7.1.1 Pro — #4

Post #4 by IIciNov90

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Software
Post Date	Tue, 19 Jan 2010 - 00:21
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/system-7-1-1-pro.19620/

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Wow! lots of replies!

From wikipedia:

The first major upgrade was System 7.1.1, also known as "System 7 Pro". This release was a bundle of 7.1 with AppleScript tools, QuickTime and Apple Open Collaboration Environment (AOCE). While System 7 had some trouble running in slightly older machines due to memory footprint, System 7 Pro barely fit into any Macintosh computers at the time. It was most commonly used for its minor bug fixes rather than its new functionality.

and

System 7.1.2 was the first version of the Mac OS to support Apple's new PowerPC-based computers. 68k applications which had not yet been updated to run natively on these systems were emulated transparently (without users' knowledge) by a built-in 68k processor emulator. Fat binaries, which contained the code necessary to run natively on both PowerPC and 68k systems, became common during this time. This process was similar to the distribution of universal binaries during Apple's transition from PowerPC to Intel processors in 2006.

I wonder how many "bug fixes" there were in each of these. I would custom install for just my IIci so I don't think that either one would be too bloated versus 7.1.

Any thoughts?

In the meantime, after I resolder in the Tantalum capacitors, I need to break out Resedit and redo the omega SANE enabling hack to restore my top IIci speed.

thanks,

Brian