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From: wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Sys 7.0 and 8:24 card compatability?
Message-ID: <12130@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 15 May 91 21:11:16 GMT
References: <1991May15.105459.30759@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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In article <1991May15.105459.30759@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> brownrigg@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>I was reading this weeks INFO WORLD, where the statment was made that System
>7.0 is not compatable with Apple's 8:24 GL (sic) card.
>
>Does anyone know if this extends to the 8:24 card; i.e., the version without 
>the graphics co-processor?


  7.0 is only incompatible with the 8*24 GC card when it's in the graphics
acceleration mode.  When acceleration is turned off, it should work fine, as
does the 8*24.

  The reason for this is that the Extension which accelerates quickdraw is
not compatible with 7.

-- Mark Wilkins
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