eeide@cs.utah.edu (Eric Eide) (07/27/90)
As I remember, Apple produced three versions of the Macintosh Plus ROM. The
first contained a bug that prevented the machine from booting if an external
SCSI device was off. I guess that other bugs were fixed, too.
I'm thinking about buying an external hard disk for my old Mac Plus (with the
first version of the ROMs), and I was wondering --
+ Should I update the ROMs? Do I need to?
+ Were other important bugs squashed in the later ROM versions?
+ What would be a reasonable price to pay? A local dealer offered to swap
my ROMs for $70-$80 each -- this seems a bit high to me. A few years ago
(I think) I heard that Apple offered this ROM update as an official "part."
Does anybody remember the number?
Thanks for all info.
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University of Utah CS Department be read to from up from out of?"francis@giza.cis.ohio-state.edu (RD Francis) (07/28/90)
In article <1990Jul27.110052.15111@hellgate.utah.edu> eeide@cs.utah.edu (Eric Eide) writes: >As I remember, Apple produced three versions of the Macintosh Plus ROM. The >first contained a bug that prevented the machine from booting if an external >SCSI device was off. I guess that other bugs were fixed, too. > >I'm thinking about buying an external hard disk for my old Mac Plus (with the >first version of the ROMs), and I was wondering -- ... > + What would be a reasonable price to pay? A local dealer offered to swap > my ROMs for $70-$80 each -- this seems a bit high to me. A few years ago > (I think) I heard that Apple offered this ROM update as an official "part." I used to work for an Apple Value-Added-Reseller. Our understanding was that the ROM upgrades were free; as long as we traded the old ROMs back in to Apple, it didn't cost us anything but labor. I check with other dealers, if they are available. If not, I'd contact Apple and explain the situation. If the dealer's charge is labor only, it's still damn steep, but not completely unreasonable -- at $70-80 dollars. If they really meant they'd charge per ROM, I'd avoid them like the plague, given a choice. You know, it's truly amazing, the number of really cruddy Apple dealerships around.... Is it just Apple dealers, or do all computer dealers tend towards being slimy? -- R David Francis francis@cis.ohio-state.edu
ric@netcom.UUCP (Richard Bretscheider) (07/29/90)
francis@giza.cis.ohio-state.edu (RD Francis) writes: >In article <1990Jul27.110052.15111@hellgate.utah.edu> eeide@cs.utah.edu (Eric Eide) writes: >>I'm thinking about buying an external hard disk for my old Mac Plus (with the >>first version of the ROMs), and I was wondering -- >> + What would be a reasonable price to pay? A local dealer offered to swap >> my ROMs for $70-$80 each -- this seems a bit high to me. A few years ago >> (I think) I heard that Apple offered this ROM update as an official "part." I did the ROM upgrade on one of my "underused" Pluses a year ago. The whole process was free. My understanding is that the dealer is supposed to bill Apple back for the labor costs. This upgrade should cost you nothing. Of course, you should get that in writing before you give your dealer the go-ahead. (Not affiliated with Apple Comp., Apple Certified Dealerships, or the National Broadcasting Company.) -- Richard A. Bretschneider These are my words. My employer's Ric Bret words are often spoken in haste, and RAB rarely resemble my compassionate prose.