IIRC there is also the issue of Apple not allowing anyone to license the FireWire boot code that they use in their machines. No one else wants to go through the hassle. Especially since the code is already written.
-Robyn On Thursday, January 2, 2003, at 02:21 AM, Jeff Walther wrote: > Adding a ROM to a firewire card would probably add less than $5 to > the cost of the card (in large quantities, of course), but someone > would still have to write the Open Firmware driver for it and that's > where the expense comes in. Since users of older Macs (those without > built-in Firewire) are the only market, it probably isn't going to > happen. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
