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- From: mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: Mac PC Exchange vs Dos Mounter
- Message-ID: <mike_steiner-181292115456@192.35.50.131>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 19:57:01 GMT
- References: <1992Dec11.182906.5554@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> <7F8RVB5w165w@mantis.co.uk>
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- In article <7F8RVB5w165w@mantis.co.uk>, mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew) wrote:
- >
- > skippy@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Ian Chesterton) writes:
- > > I'm interested in either "Macintosh PC Exchange" or "Dos Mounter" for
- > > a system 7.0.1 machine. They seem to do the same type of things, ie.,
- > > both will mount DOS disks like Mac disks on the desktop. However,
- > > the "Mac PC Exchange" comes in at $10 less. Is it worth it to spend
- > > more on "Dos Mounter"? Inquiring (and buying) minds want to know!
- >
- > Also, how much memory do the two products *actually* consume? Macintosh PC
- > Exchange claims to require a 3MB machine, but I can't believe it really eats
- > 1.5-2MB of memory.
-
- Macintosh PC Exchange runs only under system 7 or later; system 7 requires
- 2 megs, preferably 2.5 megs, minimum. 3 megs is only .5 or 1 meg more;
- since RAM can be upgraded in Mac machines only in .5 or 1 meg increments,
- the 3 meg minimum could really be a 2.68 meg requirement, rounded up to the
- nearest half-meg.
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