jim@jagmac2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) (09/05/90)
Real quick now... what's the real difference between 32 and 24 bit mode.
I mean what can you do in one but not the other, etc...
Thanks!
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the very, very top, and then it tends to slope away rather sharply."mgchow@Apple.COM (Mike Chow) (09/10/90)
In article <3341@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> jim@jagmac2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) writes: > >Real quick now... what's the real difference between 32 and 24 bit mode. >I mean what can you do in one but not the other, etc... > You can only run 1 "hybrid" application in 24-bit mode. A "hybrid" application is an A/UX COFF executable that is linked with the Macintosh toolbox. Since CommandShell is a hybrid application, that ends up being the only one you run in 24-bit mode. You can run as many hybrid applications you want in 32-bit mode. Consequently, you can run the cmdo utility (also a hybrid app) only in 32-bit mode. You can still use Commando either by double-clicking or from within CommandShell in either 24 or 32 bit mode. You can have up to a 16MB MultiFinder memory size in 32-bit mode. You can have a maximum 8MB MultiFinder memory size in 24-bit mode. Of course, since you have MultiFinder in both modes, you can run several Macintosh applications concurrently as limited by memory. You can run 32-bit clean Mac applications in either 24-bit or 32-bit mode. Since MacX is a 32-bit clean Mac application, you can use MacX in either mode. You can run 24-bit Mac applications in 24-bit mode which won't run in 32-bit mode (the whole reason for 24-bit mode). >Thanks! De Nada. Mike Chow mgchow@apple.com
ron@xwind.UUCP (Ronald P. Hughes) (09/11/90)
In article <3341@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> jim@jagmac2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) writes: >Real quick now... what's the real difference between 32 and 24 bit mode. 8 bits! That was easy. Ronald P. Hughes ron@xwind.com (or ...!uunet!xwind!ron) CrossWind Technologies, Inc. 408-335-4988