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Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 09:21:03 -0800
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From: Ginny Williams <ginnyw@MIT.EDU>
Subject: Mac OS 9.1 update released
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Greetings!

On January 9, Apple began distributing an update to Mac OS 9.1 via 
its web site, http://www.apple.com/software.  The update is a free 
download, but is also available on CD for $19.95 through a PDF order 
form available on the page.   The Software Release Team is pursuing 
producing an update CD for the MIT community.

According to Apple this release incorporates fixes made available 
after 9.04, as well as provide improved support for Multiple Users. 
Initial reports are that it is very stable and preliminary testing 
shows that it works with the basic MIT-supported applications.

There are three important issues to be aware of when installing the 
9.1 update.  First, it will not work with Mac OS X public beta. 
Second, if you use a Language Kit, you must have the full install CD 
in order to upgrade your language kit at the same time as you are 
upgrading to Mac OS 9.1.  Third, after upgrading you use the Apple 
Software Update and download CarbonLib 1.2. Version 1.1.1 is included 
with 9.1 but version 1.2 is much better.  For further details on 
updating to 9.1, see Apple's web site at http://www.apple.com.

Within the next few weeks, the Software Release Team will have 
detailed testing results as well as more information about 
distribution.  If you have questions in the meantime, feel free to 
contact us at swrt@mit.edu.

Enjoy!

ginny

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Ginny Williams
Co-Team Leader
Macintosh Platform Coordinator
Software Release Team
MIT Information Systems

ginnyw@mit.edu
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