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From: hojo@cbnewsl.att.com (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Mac 128K ROMs ---> questions
Summary: Sorry, but Spectre 128 reads EPROMS just fine!
Message-ID: <1991Jan7.162136.3773@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 7 Jan 91 16:21:36 GMT
References: <1991Jan4.012611.23146@contact.uucp> <1908@diemen.utas.edu.au> <1991Jan06.212014.21625@gorgon.uucp>
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In article <1991Jan06.212014.21625@gorgon.uucp>, dag@gorgon.uucp (Daniel A. Glasser) writes:
> One thing that prevents people from pirating the MAC ROMS to use in the
> Spectre (or Magic Sac) products is that it is possible for circuitry to
> be designed to distinguish between the masked ROMs and EPROMS, and to make
> sure that Apple did not go after him, Mr. Small built said logic into his
> product.  EPROMS don't work.
> -- 
> Daniel A. Glasser                       One of those things that goes
> dag%gorgon@persoft.com                  "BUMP! (ouch!)" in the night.

Sorry, Dan. Magic SAC played this game, which Intel created.
But Spectre 128 reading 128K ROMS will also read EPROMS because the magic
line is not present on 128K devices.


Howard Johnson
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