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From: MacUserLabs@cup.portal.com (Stephan - Somogyi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: System 7.0 compatible stuff
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Date: 1 May 91 16:58:46 GMT
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murdock@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Jon Kyle Murdock) writes:
 
>I have heard rumors that only certain hard disk drivers will be
>compatable with System 7.0 virtual memory. Since I don't use a hard
>drive that the Apple utilities will recognize, this is a concern.
 
The issue with hd drivers is that they have to be re-entrant. If you
get a page fault during a file system access the driver has to be able
to cope.
 
Silverlining 5.28 works fine for me. Check with your driver
manufacturer whether their driver is re-entrant.
 
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Stephan Somogyi                          No. No. No. I'm NOT with MIS.
MacUser