Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!oiscola!dbarnhar From: dbarnhar@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: 32-bit Clean ROM upgrade - list created. Message-ID: <377@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM> Date: 18 Apr 91 13:12:17 GMT References: <2025@optima.cs.arizona.edu> Reply-To: dbarnhar@oiscola.UUCP (David C. Barnhart II) Organization: NCR/OISD Columbia Lines: 50 In article <2025@optima.cs.arizona.edu> gerhard@cs.arizona.edu (Gerhard Mehldau) writes: >In article , markj.bbs@shark.cs.fau.edu (Mark Rosen) writes: > >> [...] Come on >> Apple, get us some reasonably priced ROM upgrades. I mean, what's the >> big deal? > >They might be afraid of creating a lot of trouble for themselves w.r.t. >clones, if they start selling (the latest and best) ROMs... > >Just a thought. > Yes, it's a thought. However, they could control that very easily by allowing only 1 ROM upgrade per serial number (if they upgraded the upgrade, they could require a tradein, if your serial number already was listed as having purchased a ROM upgrade). Don't write telling me that this would need work, etc. Yes, that's true but it's the least they can do for loyal (read: we've spent many $$$$) customers. Of course, they might not be required to do this, but it would be a gesture of good will to the users of the Macs that are affected. Besides, I'm sure that most of us who got (perhaps even purchased) a ROM upgrade would not be interested in selling the ROM, losing our functionality for such a small amount of money. And yes, I know all about copies. Please. I'm sure it's already possible to illegally copy a Mac ROM. I don't think that Apple would be contributing to this by upgrading their paying customers. Dave Barnhart NCR Cooperative Computing Systems Division 3245 Platt Springs Rd. internet: dbarnhar@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM West Columbia, SC 29169 email: uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!oiscola!dbarnhar -- Dave Barnhart NCR Cooperative Computing Systems Division 3245 Platt Springs Rd. internet: dbarnhar@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM West Columbia, SC 29169 email: uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!oiscola!dbarnhar