jmoore@pc.ecn.purdue.edu (James D Moore) (04/16/88)
In trying to add a second hard disk to my XT clone system I noticed that there are some free slots for BIOS chips. I knew that IBM used these for placing basic on their chips. I am considering whether it would be a good idea to do such on my system. I am looking for any information on how I can place some of my most used programs onto eprom chips. I know that by doing this then I would be able to take advantage of these now empty slots as well as the disk space and access time to load my programs into memory. I would appreciate it if someone could send me info on the following : (1) Books (articles in magazines also) that describe how to do it. (2) Personal experiences of people who do or have tried this. (3) Gotchas', look-out-for's, good vs bad, and ideas. (4) What do I need to know about my system and its BIOS? I would like to place programs like Turbo-C (1.5) or Turbo Pascal (4.0) as well as several pd unix like commands, my vi editor and the communication package I normally use onto the eproms. I do not necessarily want all of the above but a combination of the above. I am well versed in C and Pascal and have only dabbled with IBM assembly language. I would also appreciate sample code if it is possible. I know just enough about hardware to be dangerous but I can figure out most software easily. I have access to hardware that will allow me to burn the eproms but no info on how to. Thanks in advance!! Jim Moore Computer Engineer Purdue University jmoore@gb.ecn.purdue.edu Phone : (317) 494-2686 Address : James Moore Purdue University Industrial Engr. Dept MGL 1309A W. Lafayette, IN. 47907