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From: osborn@ux1.lbl.gov (James R Osborn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Memory Manager INIT?
Summary: Is it still needed with System 7?
Keywords: memory manager init
Message-ID: <13953@dog.ee.lbl.gov>
Date: 5 Jun 91 17:33:43 GMT
References: <676094904.3@blkcat.FidoNet> <1991Jun5.155830.29844@guinness.idbsu.edu>
Reply-To: osborn@ux1.lbl.gov (James R Osborn)
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Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
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X-Local-Date: Wed, 5 Jun 91 10:33:43 PDT


I was using the Memory Manager INIT with my IIci prior to installing
System 7.  The documentation that came with the init did a nice job
(I thought) of explaining what was wrong with the memory manager on
various Macs including the IIci.  The problem made it very inefficient
under certain circumstances when allocating memory (Ptrs and Handles).

I'd like to know from someone in the know if this really was or is a
problem with the ROMs for certain machines?  Has System 7 patched or
otherwise corrected the memory manager so that this init is no longer
necessary?  If not, then is this init approved of by anyone at Apple
for correcting the problem?

-- James

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