27 Sep
2005
27 Sep
'05
12:34 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Yes it does. AFAIK all IBM PC, PC/XT, PortablePC
(which is the same
mainboard as the PC/XT) and PC/AT machines have ROM BASIC. I am typing
this on a much hacked 8MHz IBM PC/AT, and it has BASIC in ROM.
IIRC, a PS/2 model 25 and 30 also have BASIC in ROM. And a PCjr most certainly
does (along with a full diagnostic program and "keyboard tutorial" -- the diags
were impressive for the time).
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