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From: mark@sleepy.cs.unm.edu (Mark McLaughlin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacII system crashes
Keywords: Mac II, system crashes
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Date: 16 Feb 89 16:11:47 GMT
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Similar to David Elliot I too am having problems running most public domain
programs on my Mac II.  I have asked several people about this problem and
have gotten several answers, none of which have worked.  First I was told that
I sould try removing any funny CDEVs or INITs I might have.  I did this.
Next I was told that I should run in B/W 2-bit mode.  I did this also.  Then
I was told that I might not have enough memory.  I now have 5MB.  I have also
upgraded to System 6.0.2 (finally).  None of the above helped.  (Also I am
not running MultiFinder.)  Note that any program that crashes does so no
matter what I do and any program that doesn't will run in color with all my
CDEVs and INITs in 1MB of memory under System 5.0.

The most common error I have gotten is ID=01, but I have also gotten errors
ID=05, 11, and 23.  The programs include Video Works Player, Dungeons of Doom,
Megaroids, Adventures of Snake, Hendrix, Pretty Good Terminal (PGT), and
MacTest 7.0.

The question I have is: Is the Mac II really that incompatible with other Macs?
And is there any hope for my running these programs?

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Mark A. McLaughlin
Univeristy of New Mexico
mark@sleepy.cs.unm.edu