---OK What does a promise 66 card do? Is it like my Tempo ATA 133 card?
mkauspe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Prior to this i didn't know it was illegal. It > doesn't make me want to > stop either to be honest. Do you know of any good > places to find some > articles on how to accomplish this feat? I have a > Promise 66 ready and > waiting. It was going in the garbage until I saved > it because this > possibility, so that justifies it right? Haha. > Thanks for any "help", > > Mike (aka PC Tech) > Computer/Networking Support Technician > AAHS, CO, Academy School District 20 > > "Don't trust anyone below 10,000 feet" -Me Dad > > On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 01:59 PM, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> Every "PC" card (I suppose mac also - correct me > if I'm wrong) comes > >> with its own BIOS. > > > > True, but FLASHing with proprietary code, obtained > from another > > product, > > is theft. > > > > An example of such theft: taking a PC Promise UATA > card and FLASHing it > > with firmware obtained from an UltraTek Mac card, > which is actually the > > same Promise card, but with a few trade-secret > modifications. > > > > Promise never licensed the Mac firmware from > FirmTek ... UltraTek did. > > > > So, FLASHing the Promise-branded PC card is > clearly theft of FirmTek's > > intellectual property. > > > > Now, had Promise licensed that very same FirmTek > firmware which > > UltraTek > > licensed, then the issue would be different. > > > > > Mike (aka PC Tech) > Computer/Networking Support Technician > AAHS, CO, Academy School District 20 > > "Don't trust anyone below 10,000 feet" -Me Dad > > > -- > 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 -- 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
