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From: carson@tron.UUCP (Dana Carson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: SimCity on FX
Message-ID: <623@tron.UUCP>
Date: 3 Aug 90 22:02:07 GMT
References: <8ah_hci00UjHM1E_xK@andrew.cmu.edu> <43487@apple.Apple.COM>
Reply-To: carson@tron.bwi.wec.com.UMD.EDU (Dana Carson)
Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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In article <43487@apple.Apple.COM> austing@Apple.COM (Glenn L. Austin) writes:
>jt1r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jee Tien Tan) writes:
>
>>Is SimCity incompatible with FX ??
>>Will there be a release of a version that work with it?
>
>The problem is that SimCity is not compatible with 32-bit QuickDraw.  Guess
>what's in the ROMs of the IIci and IIfx.  You're right.  32-bit QuickDraw.
>So until they (and Broderbund) fix their software to work with 32-bit QD, 
>you won't be able to play it on your IIfx.
>

They have.  Call and get the exact details but I believe $13 will get
you the 32-bit QD fix.


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