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From: kenh@hscfsas1.harvard.edu (Ken Hancock)
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Subject: Re: ROM Disk (was Re: Resedit)
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Date: 21 Nov 90 12:42:13 GMT
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In article <1990Oct30.231717.29002@hoss.unl.edu> 252u3129@fergvax.unl.edu (Mike Gleason) writes:
>In article <10123@ur-cc.UUCP> esht_cif@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Eran) writes:
>>In the same MacWeek I read that the new classic rom has some extra
>>features like a rom disk.  Is it possible to upgrade an se/30
>>to the new 512K rom?
>
>Is there anyone out there besides me that thinks that this is just another
>lie cooked up by MacTheKnife?  For one, how could they fit an entire, decent,
>bootable system file in only 357k?  The picture also shows 9 alleged files,
>I find it hard to believe that they could squeeze a System, Finder, and the
>other system folder additions in that small of space. 


First of all, the rumors in MacWeek usually ring true.  Second,
I doubt they ever intentionally lie -- their track record is too good.
Third, just cause you find it hard to believe, doesn't mean it aint true.

Yes, everything you've read is true regarding the ROM disk.  You can
boot from it by holding down CMD-OPTION-X-O.  You can then set it
as startup.  It's definitely a butchered system, all unneeded resources
have been removed.  For future reference, I'd check out the facts yourself
before you go accusing people of lying.  If you want fallacious rumors,
read MacUser or MacWorld.

Ken

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