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- From: maynard@groo.msc.cornell.edu (Maynard J. Handley)
- Subject: Re: Apple breaks promise? MODE32 not in 7.1?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug29.080521.13035@msc.cornell.edu>
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- Organization: Cornell-Materials-Science-Center
- References: <0105011F.brmg7l@dragon.enigami.mv.com> <1992Aug26.070906.3102@fys.ruu.nl> <1992Aug28.230016.1695@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 08:05:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug28.230016.1695@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>,
- temple@ucbeh.san.uc.edu writes:
- >In article <1992Aug26.070906.3102@fys.ruu.nl>, delaat@fys.ruu.nl (Cees de
- >Laat) writes:
- >> Up to now Apple has not build in the MODE32 init (dirty ROM patch or
- >> whatever you want to call it) into system 7.1 . I quess people still
- >> have to juggle around with a few of those inits to get all wanted
- >> functionality on older MAC's. I checked system 7.1 on a MAC-SE30.
- >> I did not get the choise 32-bit addressing in the memory panel.
- >> I did not check if MODE 32 is compatible with sys 7.1 .
- >>
- >> C. de Laat
- >>
- >
- >
- >This is very sad if Apple does not live up to their promise to
- >integrate MODE32 into the system software. Having it as a temporary
- >stand-alone hack increases the probability (with complete certainty
- >over time) that it will become incompatible with future system versions.
- >
- >Perhaps MODE32 will be a "system enabler" (a sys 7.1 feature) for Mac IIx,
- >>IIcx, II and SE/30s? Unfortunately, I have no compelling reason to
- >believe
- >Apple is being so thoughtful.
- >
- >If Apple breaks their promise to integrate MODE32 into the system
- >software for the many, many Mac II, IIcx, IIx and SE/30 owners out
- >there who paid top dollar for their (once) high-end Macintosh models,
- >then it may be time to start rallying forces again.
-
- This strikes me as a rather hysterical response. Mode32 exists. You can ftp
- it for free. It works. We have no evidence that it does NOT work with
- system 7.1. Why not get that clarified before getting excited. So it's not
- built into 7.1. If it still works with 7.1, what does it matter? Maybe it
- won't be compatible with System 8. But do you know it won't be part of
- System 8? We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. I think, based on
- what Apple has done so far, we owe them the benefit of the doubt.
-
- Maynard Handley
-