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From: hollen@spot.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ROM code still continued
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Date: 5 Jan 89 16:37:34 GMT
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From article <89Jan4.141140est.2375@godzilla.eecg.toronto.edu>, by noworol@eecg.toronto.edu (Mark Noworolski):
> Well- for those of you who have been following my saga here's the next piece
> For those of you who have helped me along- I'm forever grateful.
> 
> How to ROM code (absolutely ugly brute force method- works only for .com
> files- sort of).
> 
[...lots of helpful advice deleted...]
I develop ROMable code daily from Lattice C and assembly or Microsoft C
and assembly and the critical step that is being left out is a few $$.
Go out and purchase an embedded system development kit which contains
a special LINK program which creates output for a LOCATE program.  The
LOCATE program takes the link output (not .EXE or .COM)  and turns
into absolutely located code, you first having told it at what address
to locate the code.

Yes, you can use the TINY model, but with a LOCATOR, you can locate
any segment at any address you desire, put the segments in any order
you wish.

A good source for such a suite of programs is:

Systems Software, Inc.
3303 Harbor Blvd.  C11
Costa Mesa, Ca.   92626
(714) 241-8650

If you deal with them, DO NOT BUT LATTICE C!!!  They are merely a 
dealer and Lattice is not very responsive to fixing problems.  All
the software which SSI makes is very high quality and they are very
responsive to user problems.

I realize that this might not be the solution for most people since
it will cost several hundred $$, but if you are REALLY SERIOUS about
producing ROMable code, this is the ONLY way to go and be efficient.

If any of you need any more hints, please EMAIL me directly and
we will chat electronically. (sometimes, I try to mail back and
somebody's (*%%$^%$ mailer thinks it is smarter than the path
I gave it, so include a phone number for me to use if the mail
response bounces back to me).

	Dion Hollenbeck             (619) 455-5590 x2814
	Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA  92121

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