Re: Original IIgs ROM upgrade?

[adrissmn@gopher.science.wayne.edu (Avi Drissman)]

John Le Febvre (john@klatch.demon.co.uk) wrote:

: A friend has an original IIgs which he thinks is a ROM 0.  He seems to 
: think that this can only be upgraded to a ROM 01, and that he would 
: need a ROM 02 to upgrade to a ROM 03.

Lessee... The ROM 0 will not run most any GS specific software. It needs
an upgrade to a ROM 01, which you might be able to convince your local
Apple dealer to give you, if you know the secret passwords. (If anyone
_does_ know how to convince an authorized dealer, let me know!)  More
realistically, you'll have to contact an Apple II parts place, like
Shreve Systems, Alltech, or a whole bunch of others I don't remember.
(I'm sure someone will follow up with phone numbers...)

ROM 02? Never was a thing. With all the confusion there was with ROM 0
being the first ROM, ROM 01 being the second ROM (sometimes even being
called "ROM 2") Apple decided to make the third ROM ROM 03.

: I have volunteered to download the latest GS/OS System 6.0.1 for him,
: as long as he can use it on his machine.

Only if he upgrades to ROM 01. ROM 00 can use nothing above System 1.1
or something like that.

Avi

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