On Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at 08:33 , the pickle wrote: > At 18:12 -0400 on 01/05/02, Eagle wrote: >> OK, so I ripped open the SE/30 to pull the 4MB SIMMs and I saw the 8 >> SIMM slots I was expecting, and what looks to be a 72-pin SIMM slot. >> According to this site: >> >> http://www.biwa.ne.jp/%7Eshamada/fullmac/repairEng.html#MemoryConfigurations >> that slot is indeed a ROM slot. >> >> Is that really true? It sure looks like RAM to me -- but, then, I'm no > > Yes. ROM SIMM. Required for the SE/30 to boot since it doesn't have > onboard ROM.
I've just never seen surface mount ROM chips on a board like that...I've only seen socketed ROM on a motherboard. Coolness. Eagle -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
