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From: ching@pepsi.amd.com (Mike Ching)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: ROM's & 7.0, what good are they???
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Date: 3 Jun 89 15:14:20 GMT
References: <11315@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> <126900023@p.cs.uiuc.edu> <3262@cps3xx.UUCP>
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In article <3262@cps3xx.UUCP> rang@cpswh.cps.msu.edu (Anton Rang) writes:
 >In article <126900023@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
 >
 >   [ new ROMs available with System 7.0 ]
 >
 >   This sounds like a bad idea for Apple.  Won't dealers turn around and
 >   resell the "old" ROMs, providing a slew of color quickdraw Mac clones?
 >
 >As I recall, when Apple started the 64K -> 128K upgrades, dealers were
 >required to return the old ROMs....
 >
My IIcx has ROMs soldered into the motherboard and a SIMM style socket
for new ROMs to be added so there won't be old ROMs to be returned or
falling into the hands of clone makers.