--- Bryan Kattwinkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on 10/15/02 7:19 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > > >Some people have been able to swap them into an > SE/30 > >so they could have a 32bit clean compact Mac able > >to take full advantage of up to 128meg RAM. > > Why is the IIsi ROM simm better than using Mode32? > > (I have several SE/30's and use Mode32 on ones with > 20M and 32M of RAM)
Because you always have access to the full amount of RAM, not just when booted with extentions enabled. It can also run System 7.6.1 should you wish to and there are some applications that won't run on any Mac older than the IIci because the ROMs aren't fully 32bit. If you can still search the TidBits archive, look for an article titled "Even dirtier ROMs". Rumor has it that someone found a box of chips in a closet at Apple with "Mr. Clean" written on it. In the box were 32bit clean ROMs made for the Mac II, SE/30 and others that were used by developers when working on System 7 and the IIci. Apple coulda made plenty of money selling them like they did with the ROM and SWIM upgrades for some Macs to enable them to be upgraded to the SuperDrive floppy. Along with the Bank A RAM bug fix in the Mac II, it could've been made 32bit clean but Apple chose not to do it. ===== "Work it harder make it better do it faster makes us stronger. More than ever hour after our work is never over." Daft Punk __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
