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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu
> [mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Hotze
> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 1998 1:28 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: OS's In ROM's (was: Re: Mac Classic prob (was Macintoshes..
>
>
> 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_
>
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