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Upcoming Release Schedule for December 2001
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Deb Bowser)
Fri Dec 14 14:56:45 2001
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 14:53:12 -0500
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From: Deb Bowser <bowser@MIT.EDU>
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Date: December 14, 2001
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From: Software Release Team <swrt@mit.edu>
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Cc: infosys@mit.edu, itag@mit.edu
Good afternoon!
Below you will find an update of 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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MAC OS X (10.1) - Discovery Project* underway - TBD in 2002
Netscape 6.2 - on hold and will re-evaluate in Feb 2002
Eudora 5.1 - planning stages - TBD
WINDOWS
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Windows XP - (incompatible with KfW 2.1 ) -Discovery Project* about to
launch - TBD in 2002
Netscape 6.2 - on hold and will re-evaluate in Feb 2002
WinZephyr - MIT developed - writing installer - Jan 2002
KLP 1.1 - new version needed to work with WinXP and KfW 2.1.1 - Dec 2001
KfW 2.1.1 - testing underway - Dec 2001
Eudora 5.1 - planning stages - TBD
*The Discovery Projects for Mac OS X and Windows XP are looking to answer
the questions of how, when and what it means to "support" these operating
systems.
NEW ADDITIONS TO SUPPORTED PRODUCTS
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Netscape 4.78 (Mac & Win) - December 12, 2001
PRODUCTS RECENTLY DE-SUPPORTED
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Eudora 3.x for Macintosh - September 1, 2001
PRODUCTS SLATED FOR DE-SUPPORT ON JUNE 30, 2002
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Macintosh Computers --- Models prior to G3s*
Operating Systems ------ MacOS 8.1, MacOS 8.5.x
Dreamweaver ----------- 3
Eudora ----------------- 4.0.2 and lower
FileMaker Pro ----------- 3 and lower
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 lower
TSM / ADSM------------- 3.x and lower
*68K Macintoshes, such as, the Mac IIci, Quadra 700 and Quadra 800,
PowerMacintoshes, including, PowerMacintoshes 7500, 7300, etc.
Windows Computers
Models w/cpu speeds less than 350MHz
Operating Systems ---- SP5 and lower for NT
Dreamweaver --------- 3
Eudora --------------- 4.0.2 and lower
FileMaker Pro --------- 3 and lower
Kerberos ------------- Mink-10-18-99 (Leash 32 v 2.0)
McAfee VirusScan ---- 4.0.3 and lower Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office ------ MS Office 97 and earlier
Netscape ------------ 4.5 and lower
TSM / ADSM --------- 3.x and lower
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, 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
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We would appreciate hearing any comments or questions you have, please send
e-mail to swrt@mit.edu
Sincerely,
Deb Bowser
Software Release Team
