Re: NEED advise for ROM-00 GS Upgrade

[tomk@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Tom Kelly)]

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>From: rjansen@vnet3.vub.ac.be (Jansen Robert)
>Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
>Subject: NEED advise for ROM-00 GS Upgrade
>Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 12:14:16 +0100
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>Hi,
>After years of playing with an IIe, I recently
>got a GS for free from a friendly professor at our University.
>I already figured out that it's an ROM-00 GS and managed to get me some ROM-01
>ROM chips. So far so good !
>But it seems that the system 6.0.1 disk refuse to do the install,
>because the GS is missing the newer VGC chip required to make it a full
>ROM-01 machine.
>Alltech has one for $19 (Part #: 344S0046-C). Is this the right part I need ?
>Are there different versions out there of this chip ? I need some info here !
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How much memory is installed in your gs?
As I recall, you need at least 1.25 meg to use System 6.0.1.
I don't think the VGC chip is a factor.
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