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From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks(a)yahoo.com>
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Networking Apple IIc or IIc+
Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 04:52 PM
As mentioned previously on this list, I have a version 1.0 ROM in my
IIgs.
What is the "best" version? Are they for
sale or for download to burn my
own?
There were three versions of the Apple IIgs: ROM 00, ROM 01, and ROM 03.
ROM 00 and ROM 01 have the same hardware with a different ROM. The ROM 03
had different hardware (more memory on the motherboard, for example) and
you cannot convert an earlier version to a ROM 03.
A ROM 03 is considered the best if you are going to run GS/OS, the Apple
IIgs 16-bit native operating system. I am happy with my ROM 01 since I use
it like an 8-bit Apple IIe.
Paul R. Santa-Maria
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
paulrsm(a)ameritech.net