Portable computer with a bank switch for switching between a ROM

Details Portable computer with a bank switch for switching between a ROM Portable computer with a bank switch for switching between a ROM

1993-06-25

1996-07-16

Powell, Mark R.

395162, G06F 1200

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ABSTRACT:
A portable computer that includes a first ROM for storing an OS, a second ROM for storing at least one piece of existing application software, and a flat display panel for displaying at least one icon to read out the existing application software stored in the second ROM. Since the DOS and the application program are respectively stored in a DOS ROM and an application ROM, the DOS or the application can be quickly executed without install processing from floppy disks.

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