moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) (12/20/88)
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. "Anyone with an active mind lives on tentatives rather than tenets." -- Robert Frost Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer INTERNET: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM Manual UUCP: {uw-beaver, sun, microsoft}!fluke!moriarty CREDO: You gotta be Cruel to be Kind... <*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want with me, but leave my employers alone! <*>