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GEMStart Universal 7.1

This version of GEMStart is for System 7.1 only: Given the memory demands of System 7.5, together with the absence of support for Color QuickDraw, we have standardized on System 7.1 as the optimal operating system for accelerated compact Macs. GEMStart Universal has been developed to maximize the potential of a wide range of different 68030 based accelerators. Particular attention has been paid to fixing known problems with sound, printing and AppleTalk. FPU support has also been enhanced.

GEMStart Universal may be used with a variety of compact Mac 68030 accelerators for the Plus, SE and Classic from: Total Systems, Mobius, NewLife, Novy, Mac Products and Extreme Systems. There should be some small improvement in performance for many of these boards once the new software is installed, and there will be a considerable improvement in overall reliability.

To install GEMStart Universal:

System 7.1 should be installed first.
- When installing System7.1, customize the installation:
  - Select “System Software for any Macintosh”
  - Select all other categories that you require (e.g. Appletalk, Laserwriter).
- Complete the System 7.1 installation.
- Install the System 7.1 Hardware Upgrade tuneup.
Choose the folder from the GEMStart Universal disk that corresponds to your accelerator.
Drag the Gemstart Universal icon into your system’s extension folder.
Unless you are running VIRTUAL (which needs to load before GEMStart) make sure that GEMStart Universal loads before all other extensions. This should occur automatically.
Make an alias of the Gemstart Universal file, and drag it into the ‘Control Panel’ folder.
Restart your Macintosh. That’s it! Now you have the latest and greatest fix for your accelerator!

Don’t forget to reinstall VIRTUAL if you are already using this utility to expand your memory to 16MB. If you are NOT using VIRTUAL, and need more memory you might consider purchasing it from GALAXY — we are making it available, especially in conjunction with the GEMStart Universal upgrade, for only $59!

Earlier versions of GEMStart will not run with Mobius, Novy, or New Life products.
The correct version of GEMStart for runnning with System 6.xx is GEMStart v 2.2.
The correct version of GEMStart for running System 7.0 is GEMStart v 3.0.
Both of the current earlier versions are included with this disk in the ‘GEMStart Archive’ folder. You would only use them if for some reason you choose to move to a different operating system at a later point in time.
System 7.0.1 is “quirky”. It is not recommended that you use this version of the Mac operating system with your compact mac accelerator.
A System 7.5 version of GEMStart is not planned.

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