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System 7.1
An upgrade over System 7.0 and was replaced by System 7.5.
System 7.1 was a significant update to System 7 that included new features, bug fixes, and enhancements to existing features, including:
• An enhanced version of Apple's QuickTime extension (version 1.5).
• The addition of WorldScript, which enables the Mac interface to be customized for foreign languages.
• The addition of a separate Fonts folder where fonts are installed by dragging them into the folder itself, or by dragging the fonts onto the icon of the System Folder. The system places the fonts in the font folder for you, and enables you to install fonts while other applications are running.
• An updated PowerBook Control Panel that includes a slider to controls how long a period of inactivity will be before the PowerBook goes to sleep.
• Memory-handling enhancements, including the addition of a third memory control in the Get Info box of an application. This box states the minimum amount of memory, as determined by the software developer, that this program can operate with. In systems prior to 7.1, there were only two boxes: suggested size and preferred size.
• System Enablers, which are of no use to users but are critical to Apple because this is how Apple updates the system each time a new model is introduced without designing an entirely new system to work on that particular model. In the past, Apple had to issue updates to make certain systems work on certain models, but by using these enablers, existing systems can be patched into other models by creating a small enabler file for each model. Your computer cannot run System 7.1 without an enabler for your particular machine.
System 7.1.2 for Power Macintosh
This version of the system software was the first to run on the early PowerPC 601 systems such as the Power Macintosh 6100, Power Macintosh 7100 and Power Macintosh 8100.
Downloads
- ftp://ftp.atlas.altexxa.net/software/mac/os/MacOS712CD.iso (or http://ftp.atlas.altexxa.net/software/mac/os/MacOS712CD.iso)
- ftp://ftp.atlas.altexxa.net/software/mac/os/System_7.1.sea.hqx (or http://ftp.atlas.altexxa.net/software/mac/os/System_7.1.sea.hqx)