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From: mdavis@crash.cts.com (Morgan Davis)
Subject: Re: IIci ROM Offers 32-bit Clean ROM for IIx
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Date: 22 Apr 93 17:25:08 GMT
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In <C5sKu0.L4L@news.udel.edu> johnston@me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston) writes:

>In this particular case I see no reason to go to the trouble 
>of ROM-swapping.  The Apple 32-bit enabler has problems, but
>MODE32 works just fine with 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.1.
>Still, I'm not aware of any technical reason for upgrading 
>the ROM in a IIx.  

Other than getting a 32-bit clean ROM, what other features would a IIci
ROM in a IIx provide, if any?

>There is probably a market for used mother-
>boards as well, so they might sell a ROM anyway.

Shreve sells them for about $450.  I can't justify this for 32-bit
cleanliness when MODE32 works.
