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- Subject: 32 bit Quickdraw on a Plus----QUESTION
- Message-ID: <1992Sep11.161141.3985@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 16:11:41 GMT
- References: <1992Sep4.144322.17454@unlinfo.unl.edu> <1992Sep8.150041.1@idicl1.idi.battelle.org>
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- In article <1992Sep8.150041.1@idicl1.idi.battelle.org>, sschechter@idicl1.idi.battelle.org writes:
- >
- > In article <1992Sep4.144322.17454@unlinfo.unl.edu>, dcheenne@unlinfo.unl.edu (Dominique J. Cheenne) writes:
- > > There has been a couple of post lately about netters willing to add the
- > > 32-bit Quickdraw software to the System folder of their Pluses or Se's.
- > > (standard or accelerated).
-
- > Well, the answer is pretty much NO. The problem is that Color Quickdraw
- > (from which I believe part of 32 bit QD was built) was written when the
- > Mac II came out and it was assumed that all future machines, and hence
- > all machines that could run color, were to be at least 68020 machines.
- > So...color quickdraw, and 32 bit quickdraw, require at least a 68020
- > processor at this point. Since QUICKDRAW GX (the new sexy graphics environment
- > due out next year) WILL WORK ON THE 68000 (!!!!) apple has said (last I heard)
- > that it has no plans of upgrading Color Quickdraw to work on the 68000.
- > I would also assume that they don't support machines running ancient ROMS
-
-
- Where does that leave PB 100 users, with a 68000? While I don't need
- color, it would be nice to run those applications that require 32Bit QD.
-
- Any ideas?
-
- Jon jmhodapp@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu
- ===============================
- "The only reason that these things are selling is 'cause they
- look like the portable computers fro the new Star Trek." - my friend
- on my PB 100
-