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From: siegel@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Bug in Lightspeed Pascal 2.0
Message-ID: <936@husc6.harvard.edu>
Date: 8 Jan 89 18:55:29 GMT
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In article <43421@linus.UUCP> keough@mbunix (Keough) writes:
>The problem will manifest itself, usually, by the system just
>locking up on you - most likely occurring when you try running
>your program about the 20th time or so.

	Other manifestations of the bug are an unprompted bomb code 25.
As system heap space gets low you will also notice that the  editor
slows down considerably. These are both warning signals.

>open with the system heap displayed. When the free+purgeable space
>gets down to about 1-2K, do a reboot.

	Another workaround (provided you have the memory): run Lightspeed
Pascal under MultiFinder.

		--Rich



Rich Siegel
Staff Software Developer
THINK Technologies Division, Symantec Corp.
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