> On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 03:28 PM, Gamba wrote: > > >> The LC/LCII/ClassicII-type Macs had some special mojo put in the > >> memory > >> controller/ROM setup to enable them to see 10 MB, rather than the > >> usual 8 > >> that most System 6-capable Macs see under 24-bit addressing. > >> Jutso > > > > If 7.1 was installed on LC/LCII/ClassicII-type Macs, and if memory > > control > > panel was set to 24 bit addressing, would that yield 8MB or 10MB of > > RAM? > > > > Hey Gamba, I tried it last night. On a Classic II, you get exactly the > same amount of available memory (10MB, according to the "about this > Mac" panel) for both 24bit and 32bit addressing. > > As these machines don't have any NuBus slots, perhaps the ROM uses the > 68030 MMU to add the extra RAM into that space. I sure would like to > see a memory map of these machines. > > OS 6.0.8L will not install on a IIci. > > John
<http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintos h_CPUs-68K_Desktop/Mac_Classic_II.pdf> has some interesting remarks, see particularly pp. 10 - 12. -- Over, Jutso http://pages.ripco.net/~jutso/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
