PDP-11/44 boot prompt

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sun Nov 1 19:05:40 1998

< I think he means ROM Monitor, from personal experience I know it's nice
< have a ROM monitor that you can drop into and exercise the Hardware if
< don't have any boot media.
<
< Then again, why that would be helpful on a PC where you can get DOS with
< even trying, I don't know why it would be helpful.

Exactly! On a PC to run any code (even a rom debugger) enough resources
have to be there to nearly boot it. besides for hardware debug there are
POST and other codes.

Of course if someone wanted a debugger in rom most PCs still socket the
BIOS roms. it's a matter of codeing it up and adding the needed device
interfaces. On the whole not that useful.

Allison
Received on Sun Nov 01 1998 - 19:05:40 GMT