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From: jcav@ellis.uchicago.edu (john  cavallino)
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Subject: Re: 128K limitation of Spectre
Message-ID: <1991Feb28.205627.24575@midway.uchicago.edu>
Date: 28 Feb 91 20:56:27 GMT
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In article <1991Feb28.014603.7785@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> carter@cat27.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) writes:
>Well as far as being a limitation I don't know, I think it is more of
>a technical/hardware limitation of the ST.
>
>Not only that, there isn't much in the 256K ROMS except, Digitized pictures
>of the Apple development team (I am not kidding), and added support for
>NuBUS protocol and other things.

The digitized pictures are ONLY in the 256K ROMS of the Mac SE, because
those ROMS are basically just the 128K code with bug fixes, plus code to
handle the ADB peripheral interface.  LOTS of extra room, folks.
On the other hand, the 256K ROMS of the original MacII (and IIx, IIcx) are
crammed full.  Color Quickdraw plus all the other color extensions, plus
the Sound Manager, plus the Script Manager, plus Nubus support.  It all
adds up, you know.  Don't ask me about the 512K ROMS, 'cause I don't know.

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