26 Jun
1998
26 Jun
'98
6:15 a.m.
I LOVE that idea. Now, it'd need to be EPROM, especially nowadays with bug
fixes, a new version every other day of the week, etc. but still, it's a way
cool concept. Which computers did this?
Ciao,
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Mac Classic prob (was Macintoshes...)
Wow, it has the complete OS in ROM? I didn't know any of the Mac's did
that. Are there any others or was this a one shot experiment that failed?
The OS in ROM is the main thing I like about the Atari ST's.
Zane
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The Mac Classic contains a complete System 6
installation in ROM that
you can boot from. Sorry but I don't have the docs handy, but I think
if you press Command-Option-Shift-X on startup, it'll boot from the
ROM. Another way that should work is Command-Option-Shift-Backspace --
Actually, the keys to press are:
Cmd-Option-X-O
That's the letter O, not the number zero.