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From: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Missing PACKs
Message-ID: <3234@polyslo.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jun 88 07:32:39 GMT
References: <12287@apple.Apple.COM> <3221@polyslo.UUCP> <12594@apple.Apple.COM>
Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <12594@apple.Apple.COM> dan@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen) writes:
>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.

   Well since posting this some very nice people have responded and informed
me that System 6.0's sound Manger uses the additional Parameter RAM on the
Plus for some reason.

   Soooooooo,  512Ke owner don't get to use the Sound Manager.  To be honest
I'm not overly dissappointed is this aspect of System 6.0.

   But no one has yet been able to tell me why System 6.0 has such problem
dealing with the Serial Port's on the Mac 512K.  If Apple or some smart
person who can deal with the Serial Driver were to come out with a patch that
fixed this problem then 512Ke owners could use System 6.0 minus the Sound
Manger which I don't think anyone would miss anyways.

  Comments anyone????


-- 
David M. O'Rourke

Disclaimer: I don't represent the school.  All opinions are mine!