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ric <btgsch@rmplc.co.uk> wrote:

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> I've got a IIfx downstairs, anyone know the lowest supported system?

According to a document I've got from Apple,

System Software 6.0.5             Release for Macintosh IIfx (1990)

According to (very out-of-date) the comp.sys.mac.hardware FAQ,

Mac IIfx
Processor: M68030 40 MHz, M68882 FPU 40 MHz
System:    6.0.5-7.1

Another document I have agrees with System 6.0.5 as the earliest system
version.

(I've been mis-lead by too many apparently authoritative documents
recently to place too much faith in anything.  In particular, never,
ever, ever buy a Clymer workshop manual; and don't trust anything from
Apple unless it's repeated.)

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> Talking of speed brings up a rather interesting point. When I first got
> the machine, I benchmarked it and then did a clean install of 7.1 and
> the benchmarks fell by around 30%. I finally tracked this down to the
> A/ROSE extension, so beware if you've got this installed, life could be
> slower than it needs be.

Curious; what does this extension do?  (I've not seen it, you see).

Rowland.

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