The 1.4beta "boot ROM" is pretty dumb.
It's not as "dumb" as you might think. I've had an A3000 with 1.4 boot ROMs for years
and have had lots of fun with it! There where 3 partitions on it: wb_1.3: with OS/WB 1.3 and wb_2.x: with OS/WB 3.1. The other partition was for apps, games and music..
Now, most of the time I booted right into OS/WB3.1, but now and then, I booted (for compatibility and nostalgic reasons) into OS/WB 1.3. It works just like a build-in KickROM switch and therefore has a big advantage.
So, after all not as "dumb" as you think, huh?!
