14 Apr
1998
14 Apr
'98
11:49 a.m.
My PS/2 Model 70 is a 386, released around 1990. It is the most
recent machine I have seen to have ROM BASIC, with IBM DOS 3.3's
BASIC.EXE jumping just fine.
Here's one I've never run into, oddly enough. IBM PCs 5150 throrugh
5170
had the BASIC ROM and BASIC.EXE and BASICA.EXE included
with PC-DOS
through
4.0 just jump to the code on the ROM.
Later models (PS/2s) still have the Cassette BASIC, but don't seem to
be
able to run the PC-DOS BASICs. Did IBM break the BASIC
ROM after the
5170
model?
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