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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Connectix fix for old ROMs (was: LEFT OUT IN THE COLD)
Message-ID: <1991May7.203826.23671@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 7 May 91 20:38:26 GMT
References: <1991May6.034156.26078@dhw68k.cts.com> <1991May7.083850.893@husc3.harvard.edu> <1991May7.173459.6781@neon.Stanford.EDU>
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In article <1991May7.173459.6781@neon.Stanford.EDU> philip@pescadero.stanford.edu (Philip Machanick) writes:
>In article <1991May7.083850.893@husc3.harvard.edu> wilson3@husc9.harvard.edu
>(Frederick Wilson) writes:
>>   A few days ago I posted the following information about "dirty" ROMs and
>>a Connectix solution. I am not endorsing Connectix (although I like their
>>stuff). I'm just reposting a Press Release which was posted elsewhere.
>[...]
>>CONNECTIX ANNOUNCES MODE32 and MC73
>[...]
>>MODE32 is a software utility that
>>enables Mac II, IIx, IIcx, and SE/30 systems to run in standard System 7
>32-bit
>>mode in the same manner as the more recent Mac II-family systems.  MC73 is the
>>PMMU memory coprocessor needed to run Apple VM or Connectix Virtual on the
>>original Mac II.
>[...]
>>MODE32 has a suggested retail price
>>of $169 and is expected to be released concurrently with System 7.0 in
>mid-May.
>[...]
>>MC73 ... has a list price of $179 ... and is shipping now.
>If this all works as advertized, who needs Apple's ROM upgrade? Assuming the
>usual mail order discounts, I doubt any solution from Apple would be
>competitive on price (though a ROM replacement may have performance advantages
>over an INIT/CDEV-based patch). Anyone with a Mac II keen to buy an MC73 and
>report back?

An MC73 is just a PMMU-- I HOPE that other MC68851RC16s work also-- MODE32 is
the 32-bit memory manager.
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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