Article on old software programs (for IBM, Apple, Borland, etc)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Wed Aug 18 20:48:53 1999

You can't always unplug it. Nowadays, the PROMs are soldered in and you
reprogram them in situ.

How does that effect your definitions?

Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Dwight Elvey <elvey_at_hal.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:16 PM
Subject: RE: Article on old software programs (for IBM, Apple, Borland, etc)


>"Charles P. Hobbs" <transit_at_primenet.com> wrote:
>>
>> > If you said that that computer had "hardware software" I would have
>> > to kill you ;-)
>>
>> Firmware?
>>
>>
>
>Definitely firmware. You can grab it and remove it. It is
>plugged in.
>Dwight
>
Received on Wed Aug 18 1999 - 20:48:53 BST