Re: ROM 3 MB with ROM 1 case

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

David Empson (dempson@actrix.gen.nz) wrote:

: I haven't done it myself, but I do own both ROM 1 and 3 machines, and
: haven't noticed any mechanical differences between the two (board size,
: latch positions, power supply and connector, back panel connectors,
: etc.)

Ain't any

: One problem that won't affect most machines: you can't use a ROM 3
: motherboard in a IIe that has been upgraded to a IIgs, because they
: removed the IIe power supply connector option.  There is no support for
: the IIe keyboard either.

I would say there's no point in putting a ROM 3 board in a //e upgrade. Since
IIgs power supplies have screw holes that match those in a //e power supply,
you can put one in an upgrade. And you can always use ADB devices with a //e
upgrade too. So if you put a ROM 3 in an upgraded box, you essentially have
an oversized and less attractive version of a ROM 3 in a normal IIgs box.
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