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From: spector@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: rom 4
Date: 29 Nov 1994 20:25 -0500
Organization: Concordia University
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Summary: What was in the rom 4?
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In article jrthiess@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu (Justin R Thiessen) writes...
>
>I'm just curious...What was in the rom 4 machines which never made it into
>distribution?  What got lost?

What it definately had:	- Resigned casing (resembled Mac IIcx case)
			- Built-in SuperDrive 1.44mb
			- Built-in high speed DMA SCSI port
			- Built-in internal 40mb or 80mb hardrive
			- SWIM controller (replaced old IWM)
			- 2mb RAM standard
			- Stereo-out jack
			- Sound-in jack (w/ included microphone)

What it was rumoured to have: - 640x480x256 graphic support with new QDII.
	    ~~~~~~~~	      - Support for SIMMs on motherboard
			      - VRAM and processor cache
			      - 12+ MHz 65C816 processor
			      - 128k DOC-RAM (user expandable)
 			      - Ensoniq 5530 Digital Oscillator Chip
                              - Dual ADB ports
			      
It was supposed to be released during KCFest 1991, but Apple killed it
1-2 weeks before. Obviously someone at Apple decided it would cut into
Macintosh LC sales. Oh well, at least some of the above enhancement
can be done with current ROM 01/3 machines -- just add a RamFast SCSI,
RAM-GS, ZipGS, SoundMeister, SuperDrive & controller, internal HD
and a Second Sight card. :-)

>-j.

Mitchell Spector
m_spect@pavo.concordia.ca / spector@vax2.concordia.ca