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From: carl@Apple.COM (Carl C. Hewitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Is IIci 32-bit clean?
Message-ID: <4721@internal.Apple.COM>
Date: 13 Oct 89 03:09:54 GMT
References: <673@suntops.Tops.Sun.COM> <4719@internal.Apple.COM>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <4719@internal.Apple.COM> shebanow@Apple.COM (Andrew Shebanow) writes:
>Yes, the ROMs on the IIci are 32 Bit Clean. However, until
>System 7.0 comes out, the IIci will still run in 32 bit mode,
                                                  ^^ 24-bit mode
>which means (among other things) that the Macintosh OS will
>only recognize 8 Megs of motherboard RAM, and that existing,
>non 32 Bit Clean applications are safe (for the moment).

The IIci is 32-bit clean, as Andrew said, but will run in 24-bit mode
until 7.0 is released.  You will then be able to select which mode you
want to run in.  The above was just a typo, but I didn't want people
who didn't notice it getting confused.

-- Carl

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