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From: wilko@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (W.C. Bulte)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Mac 128K ROMs ---> questions
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Date: 8 Jan 91 09:19:37 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.

This is definitely not true. I have seen someone using EPROMs with no problems
whatsoever. (It was Spectre 128, not a GCR but I think it will work with
both). It is illegal to copy the ROMs, but it can be done...

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