Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ncar!boulder!tramp!williamm From: williamm@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Michael Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Help- Fried Apples & Dumplings Message-ID: <5749@sigi.Colorado.EDU> Date: 29 Apr 88 20:17:25 GMT References: <5718@sigi.Colorado.EDU> <5730@sigi.Colorado.EDU> Sender: news@sigi.Colorado.EDU Reply-To: williamm@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Michael Williams) Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 28 Keywords: ][+ //e Dead Summary: //e fixed & ROM-prices flame In article <5730@sigi.Colorado.EDU> williamm@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Michael Williams) writes: >Well, today I replaced all of the ROMS , the CPU, the MMU, and the >IO unit of the //e. Still, no go. I must have replaced one of the chips improperly, for I again tried the MMU and this time it worked. For the //e, the cause of all of the problems was a dead MMU, *FLAME* which is now going to cost me $40 (retail) to replace!! I can get it for $10 less at wholesale, but this is still ridiculous. ROMS cost $40 wholesale. A 256x8 PROM for a Communications card is going to cost $45! That is 256x8, NOT a 256Kx8!! This really urks me that Apple is so proud of their proprietary ROMs that they think they can sell them for so much. Just because they are selling antique ROMS doesn't mean that they have to charge antique prices!!! *EMALF* I did some checking on the ][+ and am pretty sure that it is either the 6502 or the EF ROM which is causing the problems. Hopefully it is the 6502, for I can replace that at less than 10% the cost of the ROM (retail). I will update when I find out. BTW, referring to my earlier ROM flame- I seriously AM trying to get ahold of a few ROMS if somebody has them for sale: the PROM used in the Communications Interface, the 2 PROMS used in the (non-Super) Serial Interface. Mail me, if so... Remo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ..{nbires,ncar,seismo,ihnp4}!boulder!tramp!williamm \ Bela Lugosi riding the BIT: WILLIAMS_MS%CUBLDR@VAXF.COLORADO.EDU / Kundalini Express in ... SNAIL: 2905 E Aurora Ave #129, Boulder CO 80303 \ (could it be?) Sunshine!