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From: gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor)
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Subject: Re: IIsi ROMS in SIMM, Wanted: connector to make 800K external
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Date: 19 Nov 90 18:26:56 GMT
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In article <1187@cameron.egr.duke.edu> jdsb@coachk.egr.duke.edu (John D. S. Babcock) writes:
>1.   I just purchased a Mac IIsi.  Upon looking at the motherboard,
>     I find that I have NO ROMS on the motherboard, and my ROMS
>     are on the ROM SIMM.  Is this common?  Has this happened to
>     others who got a IIsi?  Is something wrong with my motherboard
>     that it could not use soldered ROMS?

	<chuckle>

	Actually, this is considered by most to be a feature, friend
John.  You see, Apple has begun putting their ROMs in SIMMs, with the
promise that future major upgrades in the MacOS (like when they added
HFS) will be attainable by simply trading in your old ROM SIMM for a
new one.

	Of course, with all the recent furor about lack of ROM
upgrades being made available to SE/30 owners and such, one might
wonder...  Me, I just like to think that Apple is -real- busy with
System 7.0.

	Naaaahhhhh.... <grin> 

	(Apple folk, read that with -lots- of smileys...)

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