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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: System 7.0, Strike one, two....
Message-ID: <1991May22.040029.18740@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 22 May 91 04:00:29 GMT
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In article <5878@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au> pnm@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Paul BIG-EARS Menon) writes:
>hi,
>    Gripe 1:
>	My Rodime 200Mb drive doesn't talk to me any more!  I formatted
>	the thing just for Sys 7, then upgraded the driver and wham!  that's
>	the last I've heard from it.  The Mac refuses to boot with it on the
>	SCSI bus (Sad Mac Error code 0F, SubCode 01, and some lovely music).
>	I can't reformat the critter, nothing, grrrr!

Turn it off.  Boot the mac with system 6.05.  Turn it on--- DO NOT attempt to
mount it, the driver is corrrupt and will cause a crash.  Run the old Rodime
utility, and re-format.  Then you can try for System 7 again..

(0F 01 is just a bus error-- the mac tried to execute the driver and crashed)

>    Gripe 2:
>	This VM restriction on removable cartridges could be one reason
>	why we will stop acquiring Macs.  Removable media is the only way
>	we can allow students to use local HDs on Mac IIs without risk of 
>	viruses (They can then be responsible for their own data).  memory
>	hungry System 7.0, in its wisdom has decided not to allow VM (swap)
>	on this type of media.  The dangers of having swap on removable
>	media can be easily obviated.  This simplistic solution will not do!
>	I'd like to hear of a solution soon, or else.  This is no threat,
>	this is reality speaking.  No, file serving will not do either.
>	We want connectivity, not dependency.

This looks like a major complaint.  Bet we see an extension to mark removables
as 'non-removeable' and start VM on them soon.  Send me a removable and I'll
write it :-).
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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