Most Macs, over the years, have included a ROM slot, though they've rarely been used. The purpose is to completely replace the default ROM chips that are soldered directly to the logic board. Presumably, Apple considered the ROM slot a cheap failsafe against catastrophic problems with their boot ROM designs or manufacturing problems. Or, maybe, they considered it as an opportunity to add features and value to older machines (though if that were the case, it's odd that they've never carried through with this generosity).
On Sunday, December 8, 2002, at 08:43 AM, Christophe Collot wrote: > Does anybody know what is the purpose of the brown slot situated up the > cache slot in a TAM ? And what do you fit in ? > I found nothing on the net except that people call it : ROM Slot. -- 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:[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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
