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From: mkheintz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Michael Heintz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Upgrading to ROM 01; Why can't I do it myself?
Message-ID: <5798@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 91 15:41:43 GMT
References: <4783.280324a5@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> <1991Apr11.091129.14707@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: mkheintz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Michael Heintz)
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI
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In article <1991Apr11.091129.14707@m.cs.uiuc.edu> bazyar@cs.uiuc.edu (Jawaid Bazyar) writes:
>In article <4783.280324a5@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins) writes:
>>	o Why couldn't I do the job myself? I thought that was one of the 
>>reasons that it has this cover come off easily. (I just upgraded the OS in 
>>my ST a few months ago, and that required me to take out a lot of screws, 
>>remove a bunch of shields, and replce the six ROM chips.)
>
>   You _could_ do the job yourself.  But let me put it this way- why
>do it yourself, when the dealer can do it for you, free of charge. Plus,
>if they install it and blow up your motherboard, golly- you'll end up
>with a ROM 03.

Wrongo,

The Computerland near me offered to replace my Motherboard a while back
(said I had a problem) for $300.00.  It ended up that all I needed was
a new battery (thank God I told them to check the battery first, and
worry about the motherboard later).  Anyway, I asked if it would be the
new ROM 03 board (because I would have considered the switch) but they
said that Apple takes the old motherboards and rebuilds them, so that
the "new" board I would be getting for $300 would actually be a rebuilt
ROM01... I was kinda disappointed, so I didn't bite!

Just thought you should know,
Perhaps Apple's policy has changed, this was about 6 months ago...

Mike