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From: bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: ROMs on SIMMs
Message-ID: <10330047@eecs.nwu.edu>
Date: 3 Oct 88 14:15:35 GMT
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Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA
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>    If Apple does, or intends to offer the SIMM ROM option it makes the
> already dubious options of an expensive logic board swap to get many of
> the MacIIx's features look even questionable by allowing the an old MacII to
> duplicate most features of the MacIIx by adding a PMMU, a 68882, and
> new ROMs in lieu of a logic board swap.  I would guess that it would be
> cheaper to upgrade a vanilla MacII with the added chips then getting the
> IIx logic board option.  If anyone knows what the status is of the SIMM ROM
> option I would love to hear the story.

  Apple does indeed offer the SIMM ROM option. It's called a "Macintosh IIx".
One of the features of the new IIx is the SIMM ROMs. Frankly, to me it
seems like one of the best features (and something that should have come
long ago...)

Bob Hablutzel		BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU