Re: NO ROM BASIC

J. S. Connell (ankh@canuck.gen.nz)
Fri, 4 Dec 1998 19:03:56 -0500 (EST)


> > > Then I rebooted. When it starts, it goes to 40 column mode and
> > > says "NO ROM BASIC"

Even the most recent BIOSes fall through into the ancient NO ROM BASIC
screen if they can't boot from a hard drive. It's not a virus, just one of
those lovable "features" of the Intel platform.

--Jeff

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