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From: dhoyt@vw.acs.umn.edu
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Subject: Re: SE/30 -> 32 bit clean ROMS?
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Date: 18 Oct 90 14:45:07 GMT
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In article <1990Oct17.225547.7386@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) writes...
>A simple ROM upgrade only requires a few chips <or a SIMM> and 5 minutes
>of someone's time.  Total cost to Apple: ~$25. 
  $25 is the materials cost.  The R&D costs are much larger and must be billed
accordingly.  Apple also provides upgrades to the OS free of charge.  Apple
adds this cost and other costs of business to all the products they sell,
including ROMs.

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