pdp 11 boot rom 23-E39A9

[Dave McGuire]

On Sep 29, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
>>>>> they did some really groady (cool) hacks (depends on your point
>>>>> of view) to use words as both instructions and data.
>>>> Maybe it was written by Mel, The Real Programmer? ;-)
>>>
>>> I'd love to see anyone write a self-modifying ROM ;-)
>>
>>    Crank Vcc up a bit, to just below the smoke threshold.. ;)
>
> On an M9312 card? I worry about what's going to happen to the rest  
> of the
> machine... I also wonder if it's correct to call the device a 'ROM' if
> it's used in that manner :-)
>
> Anyway, I cna't beleive there's much use for a boot ROM that boots the
> device once, and then has to be replaced (remember these are  
> fusible-link
> ROMs, they can't be erased).

   Hey, did you miss the smiley? ;)

          -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Farewell Ophelia, 9/22/1991 - 7/25/2007