The Modern Memory Manager now communicates directly to the Virtual Memory Manager. Only 32-bit addressing is supported 24-bit code was removed. On PowerPC systems, the Modern Memory Manager always remains active, while the classic 68K Memory Manager is no longer available.
MAC OS 7.6 DISK CACHE SIZE MAC OS
With Mac OS 7.6 came Finder 7.5.6, which included the following enhancements: QuickTime 2.5, OpenDoc 1.1.2, Open Transport 1.1.1 and Cyberdog 1.2.1 were integrated in Mac OS 7.6.Īt the same time, support for classic networking and PowerTalk were discontinued. Also, the system's memory allocation scheme for some of its more frequently-used shared libraries were streamlined to take advantage of file mapping when virtual memory was on, a new functionality was implemented in Extensions Manager, and a new Mac OS Installer - the "umbrella" installer - walks users through a safer installation process, including disk integrity checks, leading to less restarts. Its major enhancements came in the areas of virtual memory, memory management, the File Manager's caching scheme and the PowerPC Resource Manager routines.
MAC OS 7.6 DISK CACHE SIZE UPDATE
Apple Technology Update - Mac OS 7.6 - January 1997 - Apple VHS Archive