At 10:36 -0400 on 15/04/02, Eagle wrote: >I've long wondered about the problems with copying ROMs. OK, I >understand that there are legal issues, but are there technical problems >too? Shouldn't you be able to read each byte of the ROM and save it to >a file, much like the programs that copy Mac ROMs. Then, couldn' tyou >take that ROM file and dump it to a new EPROM?
As I understand it... The nice thing - from a legal standpoint - is that a PAL doesn't hold actual microcode, so it's not copyrighted in the same way that a ROM is. Unfortunately, this also makes it a lot harder to reverse-engineer. the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Replacement Apple CDROMs from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 PPC 5400/200Mhz 16/1.6GB/CD/ENET/L2 $119, 5+ for $99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
