Re: [WinMac] Re: WinMac Digest #234 - 02/23/99 -- RE: Rev 2 Question

thorstadj(thorstadj[at]macconnect.com)
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 08:50:47 -0700

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This refers to Apple's new G3 Minitowers that are Blue and White. This is
sortof the official way of referring to them according to Apple.

>And
>
>What is "the software ROM version that should be called 8.5.2 or
>something like that?"
>
>Is it Read Only Memory?
>
>What is it?
>
>Are you talking about the OS or some init that takes the place of the
>built in hardware ROM?
>
>Is there some new use for the abbreviation ROM?
>
>Could you be referring to the System Resources file in the System
>Folder? -- which I have never heard referred to as ROM -- .
>
>SEE ALL THE WILD THINGS THAT MAY RUN THROUGH A READER'S MIND?

Part of the G3 ROM is now a software file in the system folder. This is
new with these new G3s.

>
>
>Jarno said:
>
>> I haven't gone that far back but I have done this:
>>
>> Bought a B&W G3/400 with MacOS 8.5.1 (English) in the particular
>> software ROM version that should be called 8.5.2 or something like
>> that.

Jeff T
thorstadj@macconnect.com

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