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From: planting@hobbes.cs.pitt.edu (Dr. Harry Plantinga)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Hypercard 1.22 and RasterOps 264 video board: problem
Summary: Perhaps its a 32-bit quickdraw problem
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Date: 27 Oct 89 16:54:42 GMT
References: <1989Oct27.154427.5038@cs.rochester.edu>
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In article <1989Oct27.154427.5038@cs.rochester.edu> fulk@cs.rochester.edu (Mark Fulk) writes:
>I just put together a MacIIcx with 5Mb, Quantum ProDrive 80 from MacLand,
>Rasterops 264 video card, Magnavox monitor, Datadesk keyboard, and Lynx
>trackball.  I run 6.0.3, having copied the system folder from the RasterOps
>diskette that came with the video board.  
>
>If I put the video card in black&white mode and start Hypercard 1.22,
>the machine freezes.  

I have a RasterOps 264 board also, and I have had similar problems,
esp. with Hypercard but also with other applications.

I suspect that the problem may be 32-bit Quickdraw bugs.  Evidence:
removing the 32-bit QD init fixes the problems and System 6.04
supposedly has fixes for 32-bit QD bugs.