9 Sep
2006
9 Sep
'06
6:39 a.m.
You missed one item, different eprom and contents.
The differences there
include boot code for 8088 and in very late 1A version 68000. They are
essentially the same, though of the two the latter 1a is prefered.
Yeah, I ment to mention that ... And hand-in-hand with it, the boot option
switch settings on the 1 are different than the 1A (no 8086 modes for
example).
Q: Are the controllers similar enough that the boot code from the 1A will
work in the 1 - ie: If Rich wanted to run an 8088/86 CPU could he put
the boot code from the !A into the 1 and boot the system? (He might have
to put in just the mode he wants in an accessable "slot" in the 1A ROM
space)
Dave
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