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Re: apple II roms and eproms



Bill Garber wrote:

"David Wilson" <david@uow.edu.au> wrote in message
news:40d4ca0d$1@news.uow.edu.au...
: David Wilson <david@uow.edu.au> writes:
: >Apple IIgs
: >ROM00/01/03 1 megabit ??? none 28
:
: >The IIgs uses a 28 pin 1 MegaBit (128KB) ROM but the
: >equivalent EPROM has 32 pins...
:
: I just double checked the ROM03 schematics, my memory data book
: and my ROM03 PCB.
:
: 1) The PCB is laid out for 32 pin sockets (but my IIgs
: has only got 28 pin sockets soldered to it).

Mine also.

I have some of each and one with a 28 pin ROM in one socket and a 32
pin EPROM in the other. I have only one IIgs with a 32 pin ROM handy
without having to spend half an hour or more digging. It uses a
M5M27C100K-15. Interestingly it's in a machined pin socket. Makes
me feel like digging out some others to see which sockets they
used on them.

A neat project might be to update the tools on the ROMs to the
System 6 ones. That'd let you boot System 6 off a leaner System
folder and a bit faster. Of course that'd only be of real value
for someone without a hard drive.
Course you'd also need to modify your TS3 file or come up with a TS4 one.

Wayne