Re: Different versions of ROM 01 GS?

[Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net>]

Labelas Enoreth <labelas@hotmail.com> wrote:
: Hmm, well here's the thing. I have two IIgs...es<?>...here.
: Both are ROM 01s, but one has a fan on the Power supply, and connectors
: for Power, Keyboard, and Numeric Keypad right on the board (IIe legacy, it
: looks like) the second has no fan on the PS and has solder pads where all
: those connectors were. Which one is newer and/or 'better'? I'm guessing
: the one with the connectors is the older version, perhaps even to
: 'upgrade' a IIe if you have the right pieces like the plate for the bottom
: or something...but, I wondered if there were and mid-rom revision
: revisions...like 'oh, well you know the one with the connectors has that
: serial port bug' or 'well, on the one where they removed those connectors
: there was a small bug where you couldn't use the UltraSpiffy SuperCharging
: RAM Blazing II card in it'...Anyway, just checking, I was curious.
: Oh, and the 7-pin connector at J25 is for the Ensoniq, right?

There is zero difference. The fan is a user added accessory which Apple sold
for $50. There were logic boards with //e connectors interspersed throughout
the ROM 0/01 production run. Upgrade kits were sold the entire time, albeit
they never sold so hot.
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