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From: chiu@ucsee.berkeley.edu
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Subject: Re: Why not ?
Summary: EEPROM vs. EPROM
Keywords: Extra hardware
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Date: 30 Jun 91 16:03:13 GMT
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In article <9106290101.10.2230@APD> sysop@apd.zer.sub.org writes:
>
>  
>Hello,
>why does commodore configure the A3000 with ROMs next time ?
>Since it`s better to replace the ROMs with EEPROMS...
>With EEPROMS on the motherboard the new Kickversion can stored in the
>EEPROMS....
>
There are some problems with this idea; one been that EEPROM requires certain
pins to be hold at certain voltage level during power up and power down,
meaning that it would require more hardware, and that most EEPROMs are not
pin compatible with EPROMs (thus no direct replacement or EPROM with EEPROM).

>The result is never problem with Kickupdates....
>Ciao
>
>SYSOP@APD.ZER
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