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From: stevel@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Steve Ligett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: ROMs on SIMMs
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Date: 14 Oct 88 14:21:31 GMT
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In a discussion of the IIX roms on SIMMs,
In article <2066@iscuva.ISCS.COM> jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey) writes:
>Incidentally, socketed ROMs existed in this world long before they were placed
>on a SIMM carrier.  My Mac 128K has them.  So why all the fuss?  Aren't they
>socketed in the Mac II?

Using the SIMM (just a little PC board, for those who never knew), makes it
easier to replace the ROMs.  No tools are required, and there are no pins
to bend or break off.
   Steve Ligett     steve.ligett@dartmouth.edu or
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