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From: hodas@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Josh Hodas)
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Subject: Re: Virtual, how many megs?
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Date: 4 Apr 89 22:54:06 GMT
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In article <2615@osiris.sics.se> ollef@sics.se writes:
>
>    Hi!
>
> How many Mb (maximum) do I get with the Virtual-init on a MacIIx/SE30 ?
>Someone told me that I can't get more than 8 Meg. Suppose I have 8 Meg 
>HardWare memory, is Virtual of any use?
> If it is a limit for Virtual, is this a general limit for the 030-MMU?
>
>             /Olle

If you already have 8 Megs, then, at the moment, Virtual is useless for you.
This is not a limitation of Virtual, but rather of the current Mac OS which
can only address 8 Megs.  (My go, did I just say "only 8 Megs", my first 
machine had 16k).  Anyway, when (and if) Apple releases a full 32 bit OS,
then Connectix claims they will write a version that will give you as much
virtual memory as you want (up to, what is it, 4 Gigs?).

Josh 

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