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andy the pugh <a.c.pugh@shef.ac.uk> wrote:

> Rebecca and Rowland <real-address-in-sig@flur.bltigibbet> wrote:
> 
> > What's System 8 like on it?  (thinks: I have a Performa 475 with a 14
> > inch monitor, and I was just wondering if there's any great benefit of 8
> > over 7.6.1)
> 
> I wonder how 8.1 would run on my old LC11? (It would work, as it has an
> 040 accelerator which loads early enough). I suspect the 10MB memory
> limit might be a problem though. 

Have a peek at the Classic Macs mailing list archive.  One brave soul
has persuaded 8.1 to run on a 68030 Mac (yes, really).  The trick is to
install Pseud040 which makes software think you've got a 68040.  It
apparently works perfectly well, although the start-up process is a
little odd (initial boot off a different OS then re-start with 8.1).

http://www.zws.com/classicmacs/

RAM is the problem, of course.  The lack of 32-bit cleanliness in the
ROMs (if this is the case) might also be an `issue'.

Rowland.

(anyway, shouldn't a general discussion like this be in uk.comp.sys.mac.
Sorry, but I've got to, haven't I?)

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