Re: Open Firmware

On 2006-09-15 12:09:01 +0100, Paul Russell <prussell@xxxxxxxxx> said:

Richard Dowling wrote:

Any reason why Option-Command-O-F would not start up in Open Fimware
on a G3 Powerbook?


If it's an old G3 PowerBook, like a Wall Street, then I think it probably has Old World ROMs and may not have Open Firmware ?

Nah. My old 7500 had old world ROMs, and Open Firmware.

What's the diff between old and new world ROMs?

Cheers,

Chris

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