A fighter/mage cannot wear armor and cast spells, unless that armor happens to be of the cloak variety especialy the archmagi cloaks which can put you at an AC of -1 with out spell bonuses or rings/necklaces of protection, etc. fighter/clerics and fighter/druids can cast spells with armor on because the rules never restricted clerics or druids from spellcasting with armor on. Your fighter will not be able to use any fighter abilities untill your mage level reaches your fighter level. And you haven't technically finished the mage when the levels match as your mage levels will continue to increase while fighter levels remain at a standstill.
P.S. sorry for the lengthy report; I have this wierd tendency to disect every tiny portion of the post to which I am replying.
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