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From: phil@Apple.COM (Phil Ronzone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: A/UX window systems, Mac toolbox, etc
Message-ID: <7616@apple.Apple.Com>
Date: 9 Mar 88 20:43:50 GMT
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Reply-To: phil@apple.UUCP (Phil Ronzone)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <4015@vdsvax.steinmetz.ge.com> barnett@steinmetz.ge.com (Bruce G. Barnett) writes:

>But I wouldn't be suprised if the ROM on the Mac II needs a major
>re-write when Apple finally get's the REAL A/UX window system working.
>An upgrade that will be _required_ - before the new A/UX window system
>can be used.

I am not sure what the REAL A/UX window system is supposed to be. And I hope
I would be the first to know. ( :-) ) However, the cleanliness and "work-
ability" of the Mac OS ROMs in a 32-bit address space has been very very
good. I think our most notable bug was in some color code in Quickdraw, where
arithmetic shifts instead of logical shifts were being done.

We will be using the exact same ROMs as the MAC OS. To be sure, the ROMs have
been "A/UX sensitized" for some time now, but things like 32-bit universe
expectations are good for the ROMs in any case, A/UX or not.

In other words, it will be over dead bodies that Apple will have more
than one set of Quickdraw/Toolbox ROMs (A/UX & MAC OS). And none of wish t
die ... :-)

Just wanting to set the record straight.
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Philip K. Ronzone, A/UX Technical Manager                   APPLELINK: RONZONE1
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