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Upcoming Release Schedule for June 2002
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Wed Jun 26 14:27:22 2002
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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:27:34 -0400
To: itpartners@MIT.EDU, macpartners@MIT.EDU, winpartners@MIT.EDU,
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From: Deb Bowser <bowser@MIT.EDU>
Cc: infosys@MIT.EDU, itag@MIT.EDU
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Date: June 26, 2002
To: Members of the MIT Community: winpartners@mit.edu,
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From: Software Release Team <swrt@mit.edu>
Subj: Upcoming Software Release Schedule for June 2002
Cc: infosys@mit.edu, itag@mit.edu
Good day!
Below you will find updates on projects in which the Software Release Team
is currently engaged. With the assistance of team members throughout the
MIT community, we are working toward IS support for the following software:
MACINTOSH
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Eudora 5.1 (Mac OS X) - installer under development - August 2002
Fetch 4.0.2 - release effort underway - July 2002
Kerberos for Macintosh 4.x - testing underway - July 2002
Mac OS X (10.1.5) - readying support for core applications - Fall 2002
Office v.X (Mac OS X) - release team forming - August 2002
Virex 7.01 (Mac OS X) - testing underway - July 2002
WINDOWS
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Eudora 5.1 - release wrapping up - June 2002
HostExplorer 7.x - release team forming - TBD 2002
VirusScan 4.5.1 SP1 - customizing installer - Summer 2002
Windows XP - Discovery Project* wrapping up - June/July 2002
Windows XP - release team forming - August 2002
WinZephyr - MIT developed - wrapping up - July 2002
*The Discovery Project for Windows XP is looking to answer the questions of
how, when and what it means to "support" this operating system.
NEW ADDITIONS TO SUPPORTED PRODUCTS
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Netscape 6.2.3 customized for MIT - released, June 18, 2002 (Mac & Win)
PRODUCTS SLATED FOR DE-SUPPORT ON JUNE 30, 2002
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IS will no longer be supporting the following hardware or software after
June 30, 2002. You should upgrade prior to that date if you wish to
continue to receive support from IS. If you have questions or need
assistance with upgrading, please contact the Software Release
Team: swrt@mit.edu.
Macintosh Computers --- Models prior to G3s* (models prior to those
originally shipped from Apple with a PowerPC G3 processor or better).
Operating Systems ------ MacOS 8.1, MacOS 8.5.x
Dreamweaver ----------- 3.x
Eudora ----------------- 4.0.2 and earlier
FileMaker Pro ----------- 3.x and earlier
Kerberos ---------------- KfM v 2.0.2, KfM v 2.5.1, KfM v 3.0
Microsoft Office ----------MS Office 98 and earlier
Netscape --------------- 4.5 and earlier
TSM / ADSM------------- 3.x and earlier
ZTerm ------------------ All versions
*68K Macintoshes, such as, the Mac IIci, Quadra 700 and Quadra 800, Power
Macintoshes, including, Power Macintoshes 7500, 7300, etc.
Windows Computers
IBM-compatible PC's -- models with processor speeds less than 350MHz:
Operating Systems ---- SP5 and earlier for NT 4.0 Workstations
Dreamweaver --------- 3.x
Eudora --------------- 4.0.2 and earlier
FileMaker Pro --------- 3.x and earlier
Kerberos ------------- Mink-10-18-99 (Leash 32 v 2.0)
McAfee VirusScan ---- 4.0.3 and earlier Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office ------ MS Office 97 and earlier
Netscape ------------ 4.5 and earlier
ProComm Plus -------- All versions
TSM / ADSM --------- 3.x and earlier
Note:
These hardware desupport statements are targeted for machines that are used
in a desktop environment to run multiple applications simultaneously, such
as Eudora, Dreamweaver, Netscape and Office. The machines listed above for
desupport can still be useful for web browsing, email and word processing
in some environments.
For a complete list of supported applications and upgrade instructions, see:
Macintosh: http://web.mit.edu/is/products/macsoft.html
Windows: http://web.mit.edu/is/products/winsoft.html
To view any of the release notebooks, please visit our page:
http://web.mit.edu/swrt
Contact Us
-----------------
We would appreciate your comments and questions; please send them to the
Software Release Team at: swrt@mit.edu.
We're also looking for volunteers to participate on release teams and in
testing. If you're interested, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Deb Bowser
Software Release Team
DISCLAIMER:
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The Software Release Team does not distribute software releases, updates or
patches through e-mail. Please DISREGARD ANY MESSAGES WITH ATTACHMENTS
SENT BY THIS TEAM. Most likely, they will contain viruses and/or
unsolicited and potentially offensive content.
