On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Feldman, Robert wrote:
> Yes, providing a default ROM monitor program would be useful and
> simple to implement.
>
> The Otrona Attache would go into terminal mode if it couldn't
> boot the OS. It also provided a set of diagnostic routines
> that could be run from terminal mode.
>
> I agree with you that error messages should be more informative.
> One problem is that they often just tell you the last of a series of
> errors. "No ROM Basic" accurately describes the last "error," but it
> might be more useful to the user to also know that the system got to
> that point because it couldn't boot from disk.
Hasn't anyone ever heard of "consultants"?
:)
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