From: William Pociengel (hseldon_at_my.wgu.edu)
Date: Sat Jan 21 2006 - 21:39:37 PST
LARRY YOUNG wrote:
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> I have one question, the ROM. Apple owns the ROM and does that mean
> that anyone wanting to load up Einstein on another platform needs to
> own a Newton and the ROM can not be duplicated or transferred to a
> third party? If that is the case, without rewriting a new ROM, the
> future is limited to the number of Newtons still around.
You are correct sir. Unless you can get Apple to release the ROM then
you will need to own a Newton, for legal reasons. It doesn't need to
work (though how you'll get the image off without it working is anyones
guess) but you do need to own it.
william
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