After almost 10 years since the last update for Mac OS 7, and after many pleas from enthusiasts, Apple finally released the next version of it’s Mac OS 7 operating system. The update is recommended for anyone using Mac OS 7.4 - 7.6. It includes general fixes and updates for the popular software. Other updates include:

• Better MS-DOS compatibility
• Time zone and daylight saving for 2006 and 2007
• Better support for floppy disks
• Better support for full color displays
• Ability to show the seconds in the clock located in the menu bar
• Stickies update to give ability to use bold and italic fonts
• More system wide drag & drop
• Printer support for printers other than dot matrix
• Support for 56K modems
• Quicktime 2
• An easy way to upgrade out of the Nineties.

Apple programmers are excited about this release and hope to get Mac OS 8.7 released soon. We at Macdiculous are waiting for Newton OS 3.0. Keep your fingers crossed!

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