>The extra driver partition AFAIK is to hold a PPC-native disk driver.  You
>should be able to do without it on a IIci even with the new SCSI manager.
>Mo Hanrahan (the nominal JPL expert in such matters) recommends sticking
>with System 7.1 for 68000-based Mac's and leaving 7.5.x for the PPC
>systems.  It seems crisper than 7.5.3.  YMMV.

7.5.5 Works great on my IIvx. I especially like the VM improvements :)

>Someone announced an experimental internal video kernel with the SBC
>driver.  I forget the particulars.  Could someone on the list please point
>Greg at it?  I presume it will work on a IIci.

It's not out yet. I'm still working on a proof of concept kernel. The "real"
useable kernel will follow shortly after. However, I'd like to get it all
done before the end of November when I go back to grad school.

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 Michael Zucca - mrz5149@rit.cs.rit.edu - http://www.rit.edu/~mrz5149/
 "I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose Freewill. "
  --Rush, Freewill
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