Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!UTCVM.BITNET!MQUINN From: MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Would you believe? Message-ID: <9106220248.AA06723@apple.com> Date: 22 Jun 91 00:58:58 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 25 On Fri, 21 Jun 1991 05:24:50 GMT Richard Sherman Payne said: >>> >>All ROM space is reserved for Apple and may not be used by third-party >>developers for any reason. > >Matt, Apple can copyright their ROMS, but they do not own the ROM >*space*. I do not think it possible that Apple has plans for *all* 8MB >of ROM space, nor have I ever heard of any computer of any kind with >that much ROM. ROM's cost money, and board space, and it would take a >hell of a lot of code and *large* graphics to fill 8 MB. [much deleted] I dont' think Matt is claiming that companies have 'no right' to use the ROM space. He's referring to Apple specifications rules warning that it's not guarenteed to be future compatible. Also, who would have thought, 10 years ago, that a PC would have half a meg of ROM space? Compare the //e to the GS: The GS has over 1500% more ROM than the //e. >-Rich-@cup.portal.com ---------------------------------------- BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm <------------send files here pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com