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From: pashdown@javelin.es.com (Pete Ashdown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: AMAX & Mac ROMS
Message-ID: <1991Jan30.134942.12166@javelin.es.com>
Date: 30 Jan 91 13:49:42 GMT
References: <7293@crash.cts.com>
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Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah
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bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (Bob Lindabury, SysAdmin) writes:

>Why is it that AMAX only uses the 128K roms?  Why don't they make the AMAX II
>able to use either the 128k OR the 512K roms.  Seems kind of stupid to limit
>you to emulating the old machines.

Only the 128K ROMs are available to the public, this is because there are a
lot of Mac Pluses that have been junked, and Apple _USED_ to have an upgrade
deal that didn't require you to send back the ROMs.  They are VERY strict about
sending back any ROMs now.  I also don't think a lot of Mac II's are headed
for the junk heap (yet).  So in order to use the 512K ROM, you would either
have to pirate a ROM or disable a Mac II.  Two options which aren't very
appealing to Readysoft to promote.
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                "I'm going under the table."  - Bernard Shaw

Pete Ashdown  pashdown@javelin.sim.es.com ...uunet!javelin.sim.es.com!pashdown