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- From: de19@umail.umd.edu (Dana S Emery)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
- Subject: Re: Developing programs for low-end Macs
- Message-ID: <de19-171192063756@mac19-pg2.umd.edu>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 11:49:19 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.181736.25732@udel.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov13.181736.25732@udel.edu>, sethi@pokey.cis.udel.edu
- (Adarshpal S Sethi) wrote:
- >
- > I am developing a program using Think C that is
- > required to run under both System 6 and System 7
- > as well as on low-end Macs including the 128K and
- > 512K Macs. The only machines available to me are
- > the Mac SE and the MAC II. My question is: What
- > care/precautions should I take during the development
- > to ensure that the program will meet these
- > requirements? Thanks in advance for all responses,
-
- Those are mighty stringent requirements, especially for someone who lacks
- an historically complete view of Macintosh documentation.
-
- Debugging may not be feasible using current versions of think C on that
- platform, MacsBug 6.2.2 may not perform there either, you should consult
- with symantec about that.
-
- To test on the 64k roms, you will need an early version of the OS (perhaps
- v5, probably v4).
-
- Many features we take for granted today have no support in the 64k roms, or
- are buggy.
-
- SCSI is an example, you will typically be 400k floppy based, and there may
- have to be a system on that floppy as well.
-
- O, that means no real folders, all files must have unique names.
-
- You had better go out NOW in search of vol 1-3 of IM. The new books will
- empatically not serve your purpose at all. You will also need a set of
- tech notes from that era, and since apple has not archived them that way
- this will present a significant challange. I know I cant help you, I hope
- someone who can will volunteer.
-
- It might help us to know just why this is a requirement?
- --
-
- Dana S Emery <de19@umail.umd.edu>
-