OS's In ROM's (was: Re: Mac Classic prob (was Macintoshes...))

From: Hotze <photze_at_batelco.com.bh>
Date: Fri Jun 26 13:15:53 1998

I LOVE that idea. Now, it'd need to be EPROM, especially nowadays with bug
fixes, a new version every other day of the week, etc. but still, it's a way
cool concept. Which computers did this?
    Ciao,

Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_ix.netcom.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Mac Classic prob (was Macintoshes...)


>>> The Mac Classic contains a complete System 6 installation in ROM that
>>> you can boot from. Sorry but I don't have the docs handy, but I think
>>> if you press Command-Option-Shift-X on startup, it'll boot from the
>>> ROM. Another way that should work is Command-Option-Shift-Backspace --
>>
>>Actually, the keys to press are:
>>
>> Cmd-Option-X-O
>>
>>That's the letter O, not the number zero.
>
>Wow, it has the complete OS in ROM? I didn't know any of the Mac's did
>that. Are there any others or was this a one shot experiment that failed?
>The OS in ROM is the main thing I like about the Atari ST's.
>
> Zane
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