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From: chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Which ROMs are 32-bit clean?
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Date: 17 Jul 90 00:51:26 GMT
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In article <1935@runxtsa.runx.oz.au> johnr@runxtsa.runx.oz.au (John 
Rotenstein) writes:
> System 7.0 requires a 32-bit clean ROM to operate virtual memory above 
14MB.
> With such a ROM, it can go to 1 gigabyte.
> 
> So, the question...
> 
> Which Macs have a 32-bit clean ROM

This one's easy: the Macintosh IIci and the Macintosh IIfx.

> and will Apple be supplying a ROM upgrade for those that don't?

This one's not so easy.  I'm afraid that I don't know.

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                                Paul Snively
                      Macintosh Developer Technical Support
                             Apple Computer, Inc.

chewy@apple.com

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