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From: alan@goofy.Apple.COM (Alan Mimms)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Is the Mac 512 still a semi-viable system?
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Date: 8 Dec 89 18:49:50 GMT
References: <272@spot.wbst128.xerox.com>
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In article <272@spot.wbst128.xerox.com>, powers@jade.wbst128.xerox.com
(Mike Powers (temp)) writes:
> ... besides, the Plus will be in the same boat as the 512 after
> system 7.0 arrives :)

This seems to be a popular misconception.  System 7.0 WILL RUN JUST
FINE on Macintoshes with >= 2MB of memory -- even the "lowly" MacPlus.
I own one of these machines and have no plans to sell it.  The ONLY
feature of System 7.0 that I know of that is new and will not work
on a MacPlus is the virtual memory feature.  This is NOT REQUIRED to
use System 7.0 (in fact, many people will not need to use it even
if it does work on their hardware since pagefaults slow things down
somewhat).

Please don't consider the MacPlus to be a DEAD machine -- it's not.

Alan Mimms                                      My opinions are generally
Communications Product Development Group        pretty worthless, but
Apple Computer                                  they *are* my own...
"The company has new jobs and Jobs has a new company" -- Harry Anderson