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From: moyman@AQUARIUM.ECN.PURDUE.EDU (James M Moya)
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Subject: Re: Timbuktu (was :Increasing RAM on AppleShare Server)
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Date: 13 Oct 89 20:13:04 GMT
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   From:  gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!polyslo!dorourke@apple
  .com  (David M. O'Rourke)
   Subject:  Re: Timbuktu (was :Increasing RAM on AppleShare Server)

   MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi) writes:
   > [claims that Timbuktu will work on a head-less IIci]

     I believe that the original poster explained that the a head-less IIci
   using the built in video card won't allocate any screen memory for
   the display.  I believe that Timbuktu requires this screen memory to
   work, so I tend to agree with the original poster, and it is my
   understanding that a head-less IIci can't run timbuktu, I welcome
   someone correcting me if this wrong, since we are about to set just 
   a system up and weather or not we put a monitor on the IIci depends 
   on this fact..
   -- 
   
David M. O'Rourke

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When timbuktu determines there is no video card, it goes into 
"SoftScreen" mode and reserves a portion of the II's memory as an 
"invisable" video monitor(the size of a Mac +'s video).  It is for 
this reason that it work's on headless Mac II family machines, I 
see *no reason* why the IIci would be any different...

Mike Moya
Engineering Computer Network
Purdue University