RE: [TCLUG:2679] PC error message

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

no rmo basic is a caryover from old IBM PC's which would boot to a rom BASIC
interpreter if no bootable disks were found.. sounds like there is either bad
drive, or simply bad formating on the drive.. try booting off a floppy

On 09-Dec-98 Tim Wilson wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm trying to get an old 486 running but I get the following message after
> it does its memory check:
> 
> NO ROM BASIC
> SYSTEM HALTED
> 
> I can get into the bios setup program, but I don't see any problems there.
> Am I hosed?
> 
> -Tim
> 
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Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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