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From: denn@violet.berkeley.edu (Leonard Rosenthol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: SysEnvirons
Summary: Version 2 now available!
Keywords: SysEnvirons, Version, 2
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Date: 31 Oct 88 00:51:09 GMT
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In article <EXOqWay00Uw9EFqkQt@andrew.cmu.edu> rj0z+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert George Johnston, Jr.) writes:
>
>    What changes have been made to the SysEnvirons call since the
>introduction of the Macintosh IIx? New constants for machine type? More
>information returned?
>
	Depending on the version of the System Software that you are running, what
is returned from SysEnvirons on a IIx will vary.  In System 6.0 and 6.0.1,
there are new constants for machine type, and processor type(which are one
greater than the previous highest values) when you call SysEnvirons with
a versionRequested of 1.  In System 6.0.2 and later (no comment!), there is now
a version 2 which you can request.  Currently there are no new fields to the
SysEnvRec, but you will get the values for not only the IIx, but if you happen
to have one - other unreleased machines.
	To my knowledge this has not (yet) been published by Apple, but they are
readying a revised Tech Note for the SysEnvirons call to describe all of these
changes.  My information if from MacDTS, so take it for what that's worth :-)

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