Re: NEED advise for ROM-00 GS Upgrade

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <rjansen-2712961214160001@rcmc3.vub.ac.be>,
Jansen Robert <rjansen@vnet3.vub.ac.be> wrote:
>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 !

You do not need the -C VGC to get 6.0.1 to run on your IIgs. You have a ROM 01
as long as you have the ROM 01 chip installed. The -C part is the one supplied
as an upgrade, but there are other parts. Both of my ROM 3s have part number
344S0046-4.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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