torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan J Torrie) (01/19/91)
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: >In article <1991Jan18.165311.18870@Neon.Stanford.EDU> torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan J Torrie) writes: >> >> As a matter of interest, does Commodore sell their ROMs and custom >>chips (Blitter, Copper) etc to anybody?? >> > You CAN buy replacement parts, and also you can buy them >when they are changed, i.e. 2.0 and ECS. But we have no idea how >Commodore would react if an emulator comes out. Currently there >aren't any. Apparently, Apple also allows you to do that so long as you return your CURRENT Roms to the dealer (who then must return them to Apple). I wonder how the Hydra people (currently making a Mac emulator board for the IBM) plan to get their ROM sets... there is talk of them producing their own Mac compatible ROMs, and also OS - licensed from Xerox to avoid an Apple lawsuit. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evan Torrie. Stanford University, Class of 199? torrie@cs.stanford.edu "She's got a tongue like an electric eel, and she likes the taste of a man's tonsils!" - Rik Flashheart