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From: sramtrc@windy.dsir.govt.nz
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Subject: Re: some miscellaneous AUX questions
Message-ID: <18764.27500695@windy.dsir.govt.nz>
Date: 25 Nov 90 17:59:48 GMT
References: <1125@duteca.UUCP> <1990Nov23.154126.23014@julius.cs.uiuc.edu> <128126@tiger.oxy.edu>
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In article <128126@tiger.oxy.edu>, wirehead@oxy.edu (David J. Harr) writes:
>><hansm@duteca8.et.tudelft.nl (Hans Mulder) asks if he needs an MMU for A/UX
> 
> The good news is that a 68030 accelerator board for a MacII will work just
> fine with A/UX, the bad news is that you will have to get the SuperDrive ROM
> upgrade in order for the ROMs to recognize the MMU on the '030. So, you can

Not true. Siclone 68030 accelerators work fine on a Mac II under A/UX or
MacOS without the ROM upgrade. I imagine other accelerators will too.

> 
> The preceding was another fine product of the fevered brain of
> 
> 		  wirehead@oxy.edu
> 
> "When you need the looniest opinions around, and you care enough to send
> only the very best, use wirehead..."fnordfnordfnordfnordfnordfnordfnordfnord

Another synaptic bungle from wirehead. I can't complain, however, at least he
put in a disclaimer.

Tony Cooper
sramtrc@albert.dsir.govt.nz