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Re: Typing computer logos (was: Apple Computers-collector's items?)
- Subject: Re: Typing computer logos (was: Apple Computers-collector's items?)
- From: dastar@crl.com (Sam Ismail)
- Date: 1996/08/18
- Followup-to: comp.sys.apple2,alt.folklore.computers
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2, alt.folklore.computers
- Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest]
- References: <4tovmb$4al@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <4udicq$gca@sue.cc.uregina.ca> <4uog7i$j9d@inca01.inca.co.nz> <4ursde$8dp@crl9.crl.com> <Dw4Gu1.IBw@news.hawaii.edu> <32123EAE.713E@baldcom.net> <4v537o$lmu@zikzak.zikzak.net>
Andrew Harvey (harvey@zikzak.zikzak.net) wrote:
: Actually, I believe that the "][" was left because some apple software
: checked that location in ROM to verify an original apple was being used
: during the clone wars. I remember I had to reburn a friends ROMs in his
: clone to change "GO!" to "APPLE ][" in order to get it to run something or
: other. (I don't remember what though, that was a decade ago!). We also had
: to re-locate some of the boot code in the ROM to fool the clone check.
I would think that it would have been easier to hack the code! But I
guess it depends on your pleasure.
: AH! the apple...those were the good old days *grin*
yep (sigh).
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