Often the NO ROM BASIC error happens because of a cloned BIOS in which
certain aspects of the original IBM code were copied for perceived
compatiblility reasons. It is a timeout error resulting from an invalid
jump instruction. I'm amazed that it survives to this day, 17 years after
the IBM PC was invented. That's a testimonial to how lasting IBM's
influence on the industry has been, for this to be a thread on the Linux
kernel list!
Glendon Gross
www.clones.com
On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Alistair Riddell wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Gerhard Mack wrote:
>
> > Actually that error means it can'y find a bootable device.
> > It dates mack to the early XT. Perhapse the boot block got corrupted...
> >
> > The early XTS would looks for basic in rom if they couldn't find a
> > bootable device, if none then that error came up. some of the bios
> > maufacturers still keep that message for some unknown reason.
>
> I have an original 1981 IBM PC which has the ROM Basic. It was removed
> (along with the tape interface) in the later IBM XT model. IIRC the XT
> also had twin 360k floppy drives instead if a single drive.
>
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