2 Nov
1998
2 Nov
'98
8:45 a.m.
D. Peschel wrote
D - disk boot - Jumps to some fixed address where the disk bootstrap
routine is known to be.
C - "cold" boot - Machine initializes all memory to power on values and
starts basic in ROM
W - "warm" boot - Machine performs minimal initialization to restart
basic in ROM. Attempts to leave memory (including
basic program store) in tact. Sort of a basic debug
mode. Example:
1) basic program hangs
2) hit reset button
3) warm boot
4) you can now do things like: LIST or even
better: PRINT X$
M - monitor - Runs monitor in ROM, again with minimal initialization
Bill Sudbrink
Yup, every OSI
machine I have dealt with powers on with:
D/C/W/M ?
and pressing the 'M' takes you to a neat little 6502 ROM
debug monitor.
And D is for Diskette, I assume... is C for Cassette?
W, of course, runs Windows. :) What does W really do?
-- Derek