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From: lance@hermix.UUCP (Lance Ellinghouse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Another NEED for 32bit ROM upgrade...
Message-ID: <233@hermix.UUCP>
Date: 26 Apr 91 23:13:34 GMT
Organization: Mark V Systems, Ltd., Encino, Ca
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I had posted another reason for needing 32bit clean ROMs...

>> There is an even LARGER need for us DEVELOPERS to be able to
>> upgrade to 32Bit ROMs and here it is:
>> 	WE CANNOT STATE OUR PRODUCTS ARE 32BIT CLEAN UNLESS WE TRY THEM!!!!

here is what someone at Apple sent me as a reply:

>You can test them under A/UX 2.0.

I know that we can run it under A/UX 2.0 for most programs....

BUT there are some things that this person should consider before
sending me this response:

1) That means we have to go buy A/UX 2.0 and another HD.
   Why another HD, because we already have 2 80meg HDs being
   used for development work and they are FULL....
   The need to go out and buy MORE hardware like this and more
   software is not really realistic..

2) What if the program will ONLY run under System 7.0? How long
   before they upgrade A/UX's Finder and System to be 100% System 7.0
   compatible? I know... You should never make a product depend of
   a certain version of the OS... But ours will because of some features
   in System 7.0 that we REQUIRE.. (right now the way we do it is not 
   supported)...

Lance Ellinghouse
hermix!lance@anes.ucla.edu