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From: george@wombat.bungi.COM (George Scolaro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.nsc.32k
Subject: Re: Boot/Diag switch?!
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Date: 14 Jun 90 03:49:04 GMT
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[In the message entitled "Boot/Diag switch?!" on Jun 13, 12:23, Phil Budne writes:]
> 
> One shorcomming of the PC532 I've come to realize is that is has no
> autoboot/diag switch!!  I'm tempted to wire one up from a spare ICU
> line to a header pair (soldered into one of the spare IC spots) and
> get a case with a "turbo" switch!

Our ICM3216s have a neat way to do this without extra hardware. When you
reset them they give you so many seconds of grace - if you hit a key
on the terminal during this time they will exit to the rom diagnostics, else
they will continue with the boot.

best regards,

-- 
George Scolaro
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