On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 07:58:02AM -0800, Robert Little wrote: > To be honest, the whole ROM issue is one that I'd > question. There are no doubt a number of issues > regarding their lifespan, but many seem to proven > false.
When you talk about the longevity of a manufactured product, you are talking about the mean life. Some will fail sooner, and some will fail later. It is not as though it happens over night, or even over the span of months. Also, it doesn't necessarily imply a complete failure. Throwing off one or two bits may not be noticable or may not be tracable to the ROM. It may even happen in an unused portion of the ROM, it may depend upon how data is structured in the ROM (eg. 1->0 may be more likely than 0->1), which further distorts the true failure rate. > In the end, it's how you treat them. Undoubtedly, that is a factor. Then you are faced with the question: what is the proper way to care for an obsolete computer. Worse yet: due to the level of integration in compact Macs, this problem is all the more complicated. Byron. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
