J White wrote:

>I want to be able to make a floppy with a system on it
>(6.0.8 perhaps?) that will set memory to 24 bit mode.

Any OS 6 boot will force 24 bit mode, but you have to click on a dialog box
that interrupts boot process, if Mac was in 32 bit mode..

>It would be extra
>nice if it would reset it to 32 bit when restarted using the hard drive's
>system.

This extension will do that (OS 7 of course)
<http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/download/force32_folder.sit.hqx>


>I'm thinking the addressing is controlled from a bit in PRAM;

That's true.

>is there a utility that will allow me to
>select what mode the computer starts in? Something that would start in
>one mode when a key is held during startup (similiar to <SHIFT> to
>disable extensions)

I don't know of anything that uses key commands.

Gamba
<http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2>




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