Re: Roms

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From: Charles Carlson
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 1990 19:59

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In article <39346@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
>rc2o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Richard Lee Chung) writes:
>
>>     Can anyone tell me what the hardware, interms of ROMs and interface,
>>there is with the FDHD drives.  I have looked at the rom versions of both
>>the Mac SE and one with a FDHD drive and I think that they are the same
>>version.
>
>The ROM doesn't change, but the disk controller chip is changed.
>
>Chuq Von Rospach   <+>   chuq@apple.com   <+>   [This is myself speaking]
>
Can you explain that further?  A local Apple dealer said they would upgrade
my 2 drive SE to 1 FDHD and 1 800k drive for $310.   They said it involved
replacing 3 ROMS @ $70 a pop, and $100 + one of my old 800k drives for a FD
HD.     
By what you said there, only ONE chip has to be changed????
 
Charles

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From: umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Roms
Message-ID: <1990Mar15.195918.2399@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 15 Mar 90 19:59:18 GMT
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