IBM ROM BASIC or lack thereof

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
Date: Sun Sep 30 17:40:56 2001

Same as I remember the Jr has a ROM BASIC, and extended BASIC on a cart as
Tony points out. I'm sure someone on the list has a Jr in use and can define
it.

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Tony Duell
-> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 1:40 PM
-> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Subject: Re: IBM ROM BASIC or lack thereof
->
->
-> > It's been a while since I powered one up, but since the IBM
-> > PCjr's BASIC ROM is on a cartridge vice on the mainboard, what do you
-> > get if you boot the machine with neither a DOS floppy or the
->
-> THe PCjr has at least some kind of BASIC in ROM. I know there was an
-> extended BASIC cartridge (which I don't have), but a PCjr with no
-> cartridges or boot floppy will still go into BASIC.
->
-> -tony
->
Received on Sun Sep 30 2001 - 17:40:56 BST