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

From: Hotze <photze_at_batelco.com.bh>
Date: Sat Jun 27 01:28:16 1998

Come to think of it, ALL of the Windows CE devices have their OS in ROM.
*My* opinion is that for UNIX hardware, it's going to be UNIX's biggest
competitor. Most Windows CE devices run off of UNIX-style processors, as
that's the only way that they can get any speed inexpensively and with a
decent battery life.
    Ciao,

Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Ward Donald Griffiths III <gram_at_cnct.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, June 27, 1998 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: OS's In ROM's (was: Re: Mac Classic prob (was Macintoshes..


>Doug Yowza wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Tom Owad wrote:
>>
>> > I belive Apple's Newtons have the OSes in ROM. They certainly do boot
>> > quickly and a chip swap is need to upgrade the OS.
>>
>> Later Newts, including the eMate, are flash upgradable. A quick boot
>> doesn't require a ROM OS, though. Windows is a slow booter even when
>> ROM'd, but battery-backed RAM gives many portables an instant boot even
>> with Windows.
>>
>> Of course, if you have a GRiD Compass with bubble memory, you get an OS
>> that acts like it's in ROM, but bubbles are writable.
>
>Yes, and bubbles rival floppies for speed. There's a _reason_ why
>that innovation didn't catch on.
>--
>Ward Griffiths
>They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
>Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
> Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
Received on Sat Jun 27 1998 - 01:28:16 BST