28 Sep
2005
28 Sep
'05
10:57 a.m.
Jim Leonard wrote:
Tony Duell wrote:
AFAIK, all IBM PS/2's have BASIC in ROM. My Model 50, 80, 90 and 95 all
do. Maybe some of the executive series machines don't, but all the ones
I've seen do.
Peace... Sridhar
Yes it does. AFAIK all IBM PC, PC/XT, PortablePC
(which is the same
mainboard as the PC/XT) and PC/AT machines have ROM BASIC. I am typing
this on a much hacked 8MHz IBM PC/AT, and it has BASIC in ROM.
IIRC, a PS/2 model 25 and 30 also have BASIC in ROM. And a PCjr most
certainly does (along with a full diagnostic program and "keyboard
tutorial" -- the diags were impressive for the time).