Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!sdcsvax!gould9!joel From: joel@gould9.UUCP (Joel West) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Should 64K ROMs be supported? Message-ID: <965@gould9.UUCP> Date: Sun, 11-Jan-87 13:22:53 EST Article-I.D.: gould9.965 Posted: Sun Jan 11 13:22:53 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Jan-87 23:11:24 EST References: <476@runx.OZ> <781@rosevax.UUCP> <945@gould9.UUCP> <452@cod.UUCP> Organization: Western Software Technology, Vista, CA Lines: 23 Summary: The ***FINAL*** word All right, let's end this once and for all. Knowing the interest on the net regarding this very question, I stood up in front of a packed auditorium at the Macworld Expo and asked Kin Seto, Apple evangelist. Q1: Do the majority of machines have the new ROM? A1: It depends on the market: Business: yes, they have the Plus Universities: no, many 512 Home: mix, including many 128's with 3rd-party 512 upgrades As he points out, most products have two targets: "Minimum"--512, external drive, ImageWriter "Satisfactory"--Plus, hard disk, LaserWriter Q2: When can we assume the new ROM on product shipped? (A fellow panelist asked for shipping all distributions on 800kb floppies) A2: "late 1987" -- Joel West MCI Mail: 282-8879 Western Software Technology, POB 2733, Vista, CA 92083 {cbosgd, ihnp4, pyramid, sdcsvax, ucla-cs} !gould9!joel joel%gould9.uucp@NOSC.ARPA