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From: marti@ethz.UUCP (Robert Marti)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Is the Mac 512 still a semi-viable system?
Message-ID: <2779@ethz.UUCP>
Date: 9 Dec 89 13:33:22 GMT
References: <272@spot.wbst128.xerox.com> <5690@internal.Apple.COM>
Organization: ETH Zuerich
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In article <5690@internal.Apple.COM>, alan@goofy.Apple.COM (Alan Mimms) writes:
> [ ... ]  System 7.0 WILL RUN JUST FINE on Macintoshes with >= 2MB of
> memory -- even the "lowly" MacPlus.

I never doubted that.  I assume it even works well on Macintoshes
with >= 8MByte of main memory ;-)  The problem is that last time
I checked, my MacPlus had only 1MByte of main memory.

|=~ ON
Even if you tell me that System 7.0 will run in 1MByte, I won't be
convinced that the MacPlus isn't dead:  I doubt people will be happy
if all you can run on your machine is an operating system!  And with
the rate of frills added in previous new system/finder releases
(moving hands in clock, bulging trash can, information messages like
"updating desktop" etc), I doubt that 7.0 will even walk with less
than 4MByte.  At least you'll be in good company with Big Blue and
their OS/2.
|=~ OFF

Summary:  I believe it when I see it.
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