My PS/2 Model 70 is a 386, released around 1990. It is the most
recent machine I have seen to have ROM BASIC, with IBM DOS 3.3's
BASIC.EXE jumping just fine.
>
>Here's one I've never run into, oddly enough. IBM PCs 5150 throrugh
5170
>had the BASIC ROM and BASIC.EXE and BASICA.EXE included with PC-DOS
through
>4.0 just jump to the code on the ROM.
>
>Later models (PS/2s) still have the Cassette BASIC, but don't seem to
be
>able to run the PC-DOS BASICs. Did IBM break the BASIC ROM after the
5170
>model?
>
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Received on Tue Apr 14 1998 - 10:49:41 BST