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From: Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Connectix MODE32
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Date: 26 May 91 19:53:31 GMT
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mike@odgate.odesta.com (Mike J. Kelly) writes:

MJK> What worries me is how Connectix does it (and I haven't heard 
MJK> anything but generalities here). My uniformed guess is that they 
MJK> simply replace the dirty ROM code with RAM-based versions. That 
MJK> makes me nervous because at least ROM-based code can't be overwritten 
MJK> or destroyed. If this is in fact what Connectix is doing (and 
MJK> I repeat: I don't really know), I believe having key system routines 
MJK> in unprotected RAM would make the Mac even more of an unstable 
MJK> development platform than it already is. 

Does anyone here know how A/UX handles the problem?

--Adam--
 
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