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Re: How can clueless seller tell if IIgs is a ROM 3?
- Subject: Re: How can clueless seller tell if IIgs is a ROM 3?
- From: magnusfalkirk <dean.phares@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:11:56 -0700
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Linard,
I don't think there is an easy way to tell the difference from the
outside. The only other option I can think of, instead of turning it
on, would be to ask the seller to open it up and see if it has 1MB of
memory onthe motherboard.
Dean
On Oct 6, 10:03 am, Linards Ticmanis <ticma...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello to all,
>
> is there some easy-to-discern and unambiguous outward physical
> difference between a ROM 3 and a ROM 0/1 Apple IIgs
>
> a) that can be picked out in blurry photos, or
>
> b) that I can ask an eBay seller to check?
>
> I'm referring to something that does not require powering on (or even
> opening up) the unit.
>
> Is there any such mark, for example a different arrangement of I/O ports
> on the back side of the machine? I've never had access to a real IIgs
> before.
>
> --
> Linards Ticmanis