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From: macman@wpi.WPI.EDU (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: System 7 and Mac Plus/SE 68030 upgrades.
Message-ID: <1990Nov5.205826.974@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 5 Nov 90 20:58:26 GMT
References: <9514@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> <1990Nov5.061443.2140@world.std.com>
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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In article <1990Nov5.061443.2140@world.std.com> boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin) writes:

>>  Sorry to cross-post, but I think this is pertinent to both groups.  I just
>>received System 7.0b1 in the mail, and a file which came along with it
>>indicated that System 7 would not support virtual memory on 68000 Macs with
>>third-party 68030 upgrades.

>This is saddening to all who thought that Apple has finally started thinking
>about its customers and abandoned its previous "Want an upgrade? Buy another
>machine" attitude.  However, won't Connectix's Virtual work on 68030-upgraded
>68000 machines?

This is really a move by Apple to "protect themselves". Let's say they
decided to claim that yes, our virtual memory works so well, it will work
with third party upgrades. Then what if it DIDNT work with some of them.
They'd have to hear alot of crap from us who can say "You said it WOULD work".

Now, as I seem to recall, Apple has been saying that 7.0 virtual memory will
not work with third party upgrades all along. But at the summer Mac Expo,
I asked various vendors who were doing 030 upgrades whether there upgrade
will work with 7.  All were quite honest to say "we won't really know until
System 7.0 is here".  Others assured me that there products WILL work with
System 7 even if they have to make modifications.

That's why I plan to wait UNTIL release 7.0 is out, and companies can
claim that "yes, it's been tested and works with 7.0".



 
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