Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!husc6!bbn!uwmcsd1!ig!agate!ucbvax!decwrl!nsc!voder!apple!dan From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Missing PACKs Message-ID: <12594@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 21 Jun 88 17:38:39 GMT References: <12287@apple.Apple.COM> <3221@polyslo.UUCP> Reply-To: dan@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen) Distribution: comp.sys.mac.programmer Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 19 In article <3221@polyslo.UUCP> dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke) writes: >In article <12287@apple.Apple.COM> dan@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen) writes: >>Since System 6.0 is for Mac Plus and beyond, they finally got rid of >>them. Probably to save some disk space. > > Does this mean that those of us who have 512Ke's with more memory don't get >to use the new System? I have the new ROM's and 2 megs of memory? But I >can't use the new sytem. > > Did Apple design the new system so that it doesn't work on an upgraded 512Ke? >-- To be honest, I am not sure if System 6.0 is for 512Ke's or not. Since it has the same ROM as the Mac Plus, PACK-wise everything should be okay. The biggest problem is probably the memory, with the system heap ever growing. If you have a 2 MB upgrade, though, everything should be okay. Dan Allen Apple Computer