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From: mlr0@bunny.UUCP (Martin Resnick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Should 64K ROMs be supported? (Two example cases)
Message-ID: <881@bunny.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 05:31:59 EST
Article-I.D.: bunny.881
Posted: Wed Jan  7 05:31:59 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 7-Jan-87 21:53:16 EST
References: <476@runx.OZ> <1490@hoptoad.uucp> <907@ur-tut.UUCP> <4939@reed.UUCP> <758@uwmacc.UUCP>
Organization: GTE Laboratories, Waltham, MA
Lines: 18
Summary: Not a ROM issue

In article <758@uwmacc.UUCP>, rick@uwmacc.UUCP (the absurdist) writes:
-> [ should the 64K Line Eater Bug be supported ? ]
-> 
-> A few concrete examples:
-> 
-> Example case 1:
-> 
-> I'm writing a data collection program;  one aspect of it would be
-> aided by the ListManager routines.  This program will run on a
-> small # of Macs;  it will be cost effective for the University to
-> simply restrict the program to only work on the new ROMs, so I am
-> not going to try and replace the ListManager stuff with equivalent
-> functionality.  On start up, it tests for the new ROM, and if it is
-> running on the old ROMs it will disable those routines and substitute
-> a crufty TTY style interface instead:

The List Manager is not in ROM, it is a package in the System File.  You
can use the List Manager Package on 64K ROM machines.