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From: kentsu@microsoft.UUCP (Kent SULLIVAN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: RAMLink
Message-ID: <71474@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 23 Mar 91 21:33:22 GMT
References: <71319@microsoft.UUCP> <1991Mar19.131712.18842@news.nd.edu>
Reply-To: kentsu@microsoft.UUCP (Kent SULLIVAN)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <1991Mar19.131712.18842@news.nd.edu> treesh@vangogh.helios.nd.edu writes:
>I have a question, dose this device require the swapping of any roms 
>in your computer?  If not, then would this pass-thru allow for the use
>of a Lt Kernal Hard Drive?

The RAMLink has its own Kernal ROM (JiffyDOS built-in) which overrides the
ROM in the computer.  I don't think a Lt. Kernal host adapter works too well
in the pass-thru slot because it also tries to force its own ROMs into the
memory map.  (Same problem happens with IEEE interfaces.)

Kent Sullivan
Microsoft Corporation

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