Re: IIGS ROM1/ROM3?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

jalapeno <jalapeno1@mac.com> wrote:

> dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> > jalapeno <jalapeno1@mac.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:
> > > > E.-R. Bruecklmeier <spamport@eric-bruecklmeier.de> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > aXis Computers schrieb:
> > > > > > 
> >  <snip>
> > > > I suggest doing a search on DejaNews (or your favourite archive) for
> > > > past postings on this subject - I've posted all the major details
> > > > before, as have others.  It might have made it into the FAQ for this
> > > > group (I haven't checked)  - if it hasn't, then it should be there, as I
> > > > think it qualifies as a frequently asked question.
> > > 
> > > Isn't there a technote on the subject?  Yeah, #026 is a Rom revision
> > > summary.
> > 
> > But not the subject of discussion here - this technotes covers the
> > changes between ROM 00 and ROM 01 (which it confusingly calls "ROM 1"
> > and "ROM 2").
> > 
> > Apple didn't publish a technical note explaining the differences between
> > the original Apple IIgs and the "Apple IIgs with 1 megabyte of RAM"
> > (a.k.a. "ROM 3").
> 
> Sure they did. Matt Deatherage updated note #026 in 1989 so you must
> have the old version.

Mine is dated 1988.  What is really annoying is that I thought I had the
latest technical notes because I got them from the System 6.0 Golden
Master CD (about 1992), and replaced a few which were updated later.  It
looks like my base set is out of date and I'll have to download them
all.


-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz