classiccmp-digest V1 #163

From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Tue May 9 07:34:14 2000

> Just like the original Amiga circa 1985, which loaded Kickstart off of disk
> into write once protected RAM. Why?? Because the ROM code had not yet been
> finalized when the computer was put on the market.
>
> Another fine example of how marketing guys try to BS electrons . . .

Also for many years to recently most "roms" were slower than the system
so moving the rom code to ram was a way to attain speed for rommed code.
This became critical when the 486/33 and faster machines came about.
It's handy too as overlays for bug fixes or additional drivers are
possible as well.

Allison
Received on Tue May 09 2000 - 07:34:14 BST