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From: oleary@ux.acs.umn.edu (Doc O'Leary)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: IIcx ROM Question
Message-ID: <3078@ux.acs.umn.edu>
Date: 18 Jan 91 12:02:35 GMT
References: <41599@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <11707@goofy.Apple.COM> <1991Jan15.133603.9346@cbnews.att.com> <526@scubed.SCUBED.COM>
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In article <526@scubed.SCUBED.COM> warner@scubed.com (Ken Warner) writes:
>A bunch of people wroteSomebody wrote
>    >> >Will this require a ROM upgrade?
>    >>System 7 will not give IIcx users access to more than 8Mb of physical. It
>    >>will not take the place of a 32-bit clean ROM upgrade.  [...]
>    >That's fine.  I'll gladly buy a ROM swap if Apple will offer one and the 
>    >price is reasonable.  So the question is, will Apple offer us one and can 
>    >it be bought for a price with less than 3 digits in it?
>
>Geeze! I sure hope Apple offers a ROM upgrade.  It would obsolete a whole 
>lot of computers if they don't.  Particularly MINE!  I have that nice clean and
>warm ROM socket just sitting there with a wistful look.  How 'bout it Apple?

Interesting.  The University of Minnesota has suddenly slashed their prices
on the IIcx by as much as $1,800, "while supplies last."  Now, this could be
overstock, but it may very well be that Apple is coming out with the ROM
upgrade.  Has the the IIcx price been dropped elsewhere?

Anybody at Apple that's in the know care to confirm/deny?


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