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Re: ROM1 --> ROM3 upgrade?
In article <isaksos-3107951526490001@isakson.198.159.in-addr.arpa>,
isaksos@macmail.mcgawpark.baxter.com (Steve Isakson) wrote:
> Can a IIgs with ROM1 be upgraded to ROM3?
>
> I have a bunch of inherited IIgs (at work- yes, we actually use them), and
> most of them are ROM1. One of them is ROM3 (I think), and I have heard
> that it's better. I dunno much about these things, and I can't tell much
> difference.
>
> What do I have to change to upgrade? The motherboard on the ROM3 looks
> different- two ROM chips; RAM soldered down; other stuff.
>
> What's different/better about a ROM3 machine?
>
no upgrade possible - not much changed anyway, really. SOme stuff was
moved into ROM (Or was it out?). 768K more RAM was soldered to the
Motherboard, and it\s electronically a bit less noisy. I think there is
maybe ONE program in all of IIGS-land that cares about the difference.
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