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From: jmpiazza@sunybcs.uucp (Joseph M. Piazza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: AMAX (and System 6.0.3)
Summary: Just because you don't need it doesn't mean you shouldn't use it.
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Date: 21 Jun 89 18:08:47 GMT
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In article <52582@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Vampire <gaynor@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>>In article <312@mindlink.UUCP>, a72@mindlink.UUCP (Raman Anand) writes:
>>> 
>>> I just purchased a used MAC 800K drive. I am having some kind of problem. I
>>> am using SYSTEM 6.03. Whenever I insert the SYSTEM disk under AMAX startup,
>>> the drive throws it out and displays the "X". What am I doing wrong?????

	(In response to this original question, the Mac shows the "X" if
the disk isn't a startup disk, which I believe means that it doesn't have a
System on it.)

>	Also, you should NOT be using System 6.0.3.  That was designed to be
>used only on the Macintoshes running off a 68030 - namely the SE30, IIcx, and
>IIx.

	This isn't exactly correct.  Just because you don't need it doesn't
mean you shouldn't use it.  While 6.0.3 has stuff for 68030 machines you
can still use it on other machines; it's just that there's no functional
difference when you use it on the non-68030.  I'm using 6.0.3 on my SE
without any problems -- scratch that:  I have 6.0.2 but I've installed
6.0.3 on another SE (it was shipped with it.)  No problems.

	In general, while incremental versions of Mac system software are
targeted for specific machines they can still be used by most others.  The
major exception of course, are those using the old 64K ROMs.  There is a
reason for this:  it means that you can use that boot disk on more than one
type of Mac since you will have all patches (et al.) you would need.

>A-Max is the equivalent of a Mac Plus and you should be using System
>version 6.0.2.

	System 6.0.3 works just fine on our secretary's Mac plus so
I don't see why it shouldn't work on the A-Max.  I'll let you know when I
get mine.  ;-)

	Just straightening out the information.

Flip side,

	joe piazza

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