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From: rhyde@koufax.ucr.edu (randy hyde)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Would you believe?
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Date: 21 Jun 91 20:59:54 GMT
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No, Apple doesn't own the ROM space anymore than Intel owns the interrupt
vector space on the 8086.  IBM felt they could make better use of the
interrupt space and they were *screwed* when Intel announced the 80286.
Apple won't throw you in jail or sue you if you use that ROM space, but then,
you can't complain if they come out with a new product which is incompatible
with your product, either.  OTOH, I *do* remember Apple mentioning that $800000
through $BFFFFF was reserved for a ROM disk.  It's been many years so (a) I may
have forgotten the details, or (b) Apple changed their mind and I didn't find
out about it.  However, were Apple to come out with a *new* GS which used that
space, I wouldn't feel bad about it at all...
*** Randy Hyde`