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From: laf@mbunix.mitre.org (Lee Fyock)
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Subject: Re: A/UX 2.1 on a IIfx: Please tell me I'm wrong about Apple.
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Date: 15 Feb 91 16:27:53 GMT
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In article <1991Feb15.064625.22639@m.cs.uiuc.edu> coolidge@cs.uiuc.edu (John
Coolidge) writes:
>I think what the help line was trying to say was that 2.0 doesn't
>support a _2 monitor_ configuration, but somehow one way or another the
>message got garbled. We have two IIci's with 8*24 cards and have had no
>problems; I've also seen one run fine on a IIx. The Apple 8*24GC card
>does _not_ work correctly, or so I'm told --- again, I've never seen one
>in (in)action.

I'm running A/UX 2.0 on a ci with the 8.24GC card.  The card works fine as
just an 8.24 display card, but you cannont use the acceleration feature.
Attempting to do so causes the login to hang when the 8.24GC init tries to
load.  Even with the acceleration turned off, the INIT will hang the
machine.  I was told by a very helpful person at Apple that support for the
"GC" part will be added in the next release of A/UX.  I'm not sure if that's
2.0.1 or 2.1 or 3.0.

I have to say that the acceleration that results from using the 8.24 GC card
is impressive, but it conflicts with any virtual-memory schemes, including
Virtual, Maxima and (I've heard) System 7's scheme.  I hope that this means
that a fix to the GC software (please, no ROM upgrade!) is pending...  If
anyone knows any more, please let me know!

Lee Fyock
laf@mitre.org