In a message dated 11/8/02 8:50:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << This is what makes me think that that larger firmware size is padded to make it larger so it can't be installed in the cheaper PC version. >>
No padding ... it's all functional code and drive tables. >From actual measurements, the PC firmware is about 1/4 the size of the Mac firmware. If anything, the PC firmware was padded in order to take up a 1000 Mbit EEPROM, as used on the original cards. The Mac firmware was not padded. Promise also used different device types for their PC cards (which were sold under their own name) as for their Mac cards (which were sold under other names), and this drove the programmers nuts as there are different programming algorithms for, say, a "Winbond" chip used on one version, and, say, a "WSI" chip used in the other version. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
