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Article #35624Re: System 8.0 -- Virtual Memory
From: Jeff Meyer
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1988 18:32
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1988 18:32
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In article <1988Dec14.223739.16280@cs.rochester.edu> @DOUGHNUT.CS.ROCHESTER.EDU:miller@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU writes:
>You can multitask without virtual memory. The problem with the 68000 is that
>it doesn't save enough internal state to be able to handle page faults, thus
>you can't do virtual memory.
I have assumed that virtual memory on the Macintosh is one of the reasons
that a 68020/030 Mac SE is on the horizon. Whether 8.0 will have VM or not,
however, is a question for astrologers, or Apple higher-ups.
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