Date   : Tue, 29 Feb 2000 00:00:59 -0000
From   : "ER Vaughan" <e.vaughan@...>
Subject: Re: Boot from an EPROM?

Sounds like your ROM needs BASIC which means you are going to have to use a
floppy disk or econet to run it. (Unless you hack BASIC)

Emil



----- Original Message -----
From: Barrie Ellis <dobre@...>
To: BBC cats <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: 28 February 2000 18:11
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Boot from an EPROM?


> No luck with that, but thanks anyway...any other ideas anyone?
>
> ----------
> From: "F. Haroon" <haroonpd@...>
> To: Barrie Ellis <dobre@...>
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Boot from an EPROM?
> Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2000, 12:22 pm
>
>
> --- Barrie Ellis <dobre@...>
> wrote:
> > I've written a menu programme (in BASIC) that I've
> > paid 8-bit software to
> > burn onto an EPROM. Is it possible to automatically
> > load that programme into
> > memory and run it, the moment the BBC B is powered
> > on (just like the
> > auto-boot disk function)?
>
> You might want to actually place the ROM in a position
> higher than that of the DFS on the ROM slots, that way
> I think the machine will boot your program up first
> before everything else.  Of course if it's a BASIC
> program then OS and BASIC has to boot up first.  Then
> it's a question of fiddling with the DIP switches
> under the keyboard near the space bar.  Others might
> be able to advise better, meanwhile I hope this gives
> some clue.
>
> Fiaz.
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