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From: wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.os.mach
Subject: Re: MachTen for Macintosh (YAFI)
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Date: 16 Oct 90 23:18:41 GMT
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In article <1990Oct16.220350.24085@nas.nasa.gov> jude@nas.nasa.gov (Jude A. George) writes:
>This makes sense,
>since applications under MacOS run under the 68000's supervisor mode;
>the MachTen kernal likewise runs in supervisor mode (since it's a Mac
>application), but forces its tasks to run in user mode.


[ stuff deleted ]

>Supported hardware: Classic, LC, SE, SE/30, II, IIcx, IIfx.  2MB RAM, 4MB
>recommended for Development System users.


  Note that the IIsi and IIci are not on the list?  That's because on those
machines applications DON'T run in supervisor mode.

  I'd stay clear of this product myself, mainly because it seems to be on
shaky ground in this respect.


  Does anyone know how well the CMU product works?


-- Mark Wilkins
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