Don't need a simm in the rom simm slot on a quadra 700 for it to work, IIRC. However if the PRAM battery is dead or missing it most likely isn't going to fire up -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brian Lanning Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 7:06 PM To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: macintosh rom simms It appears that the quadra 700 I just received from ebay has no rom simm. Does anyone know where I can get one, other than waiting an unknown amount of time for ebay to produce one? thanks. brian