Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac:31942 comp.sys.mac.programmer:6304 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwvax!tank!ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu From: ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: System 7.0 Message-ID: <3234@tank.uchicago.edu> Date: 15 May 89 03:46:55 GMT Sender: news@tank.uchicago.edu Distribution: usa Organization: University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Lines: 28 In article , sarrel@galley.cis.ohio-state.edu (Marc Sarrel) writes... [smithw@yvax.byu.edu talks about getting VM on his 8 MB IIx] >Sorry to burst your bubble, but the maximum amount of RAM (real + >virtual) is still 8Meg. Since the applications share a single address >space and the ROMs (in your machine, not Pluses) are addressed >starting at 8Meg (and going up), the only space for RAM is below 8Meg. Hm...in the 7.0 Release, it said: "32-Bit Addressing allows Macintosh computers to extend their memory capacities beyond 8 megabytes to 128 MB of physical RAM and up to 4 Gigabytes of virtual address space." What's the straight dope here? Is this large address space just planned for future machines (with current machines being limited to 8 MB RAM/VM)? Robert ------ ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu ------ generic disclaimer: all my opinions are mine ------ MOFO knows!