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From: berry@tolerant.UUCP (David W. Berry)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Mac+ thoughts/comments
Message-ID: <325@tolerant.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 6-Apr-86 02:07:36 EST
Article-I.D.: tolerant.325
Posted: Sun Apr  6 02:07:36 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Apr-86 08:12:02 EST
References: <231@sivax.UUCP>
Reply-To: berry@handel.UUCP (David W. Berry)
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Organization: Tolerant Systems, Inc.  San Jose, CA
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In article <231@sivax.UUCP> phil@sivax.UUCP (Phil Hunt) writes:
>I have a 1meg Mac.  My memory upgrade is from Bech Tech in Berkely CA.  It is
>100% compatible with the new Apple roms.  Some others are not.  The tech that
>upgraded my mac said he did a mac with a levco upgrade, and the Levco memory
>was not seen by the new ROMS!!!
	Hmm... Mine works fine.  Monster Mac with new ROMS and DS disk drive.
	You do have to get new roms from Levco or else nothing works though.
>
>More on the Cache,
>
>    I  use a 384K cache, and a 128K Ramdisk for small stuff.
>    Is the Cache size stored in Parameter Ram or something????   It seems to
>follow around in the new system, even after you reboot a different disk!!!
	Yep.  You guessed it.  The cache characteristics are in the pram.
>
>Control Panel
>
>   Has anyone else noticed you can no longer set time/date from the new
>control panel????  Did they leave it off by accident????
	This was moved to the alarm clock.  I'm not sure if I like it
	more this way or not.  Probably doesn't make any difference at
	all.
>
>Booting:
>
>   The  MAC+ seems to do a memory test when turned on, takes about 8 seconds
>before the first center screen ? icon appears.  It also boots ALOT faster
>because most is ROM based.  Like booting a RAMDISK!
	Yep.  It is a ramtest.  Only disadvantage I've found to the Monster.
	The memory test takes a while.  If you use Shutdown to reboot the
	memory test is skipped and the reboot will thus be quicker.
>
>
>I love it....
	Ain't it great!  Love them 800k floppies.
>
>Phil Hunt
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