SUMMARY: flashPROM question

Same with this....it did not get posted yesterday.

-deb

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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 07:59:09 -0500 (EST)
From: Deborah Santomauro <santode@clcsmail.ksc.nasa.gov>
Subject: SUMMARY: flashPROM question
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Thanks to Willie F., Joseph Herpers, and Carl Ma for their quick responses to my 
question regarding "FCODE" and "iPOST".

Carl provided a URL that describes where "Forth byte code" comes from 
(http://www.primenet.com/pcai/New_Home_Page/ai_info/pcai_forth.html). 

Both Joseph and Willie provided a bit more background on how FCODE is used, 
which is to provide descriptors - i.e. memory mapping info - of cards that use 
the SBUS. The only documentation I found on Sun's web site was for reprogramming 
the flash prom in an enterprise system, but nothing as to the "why".

I guess only someone with experience in the actual architectural configuration 
of a SPARC would be able to answer the question as to "why forth byte code is 
used". I never did find out if there is any differences between "iPOST" and 
"POST".

Again, thanks to all who did respond

Cheers,
-deb

Deborah Santomauro
Unix System Administrator
Kennedy Space Center - Florida / CSOC-ROS
email: santode@kscems.ksc.nasa.gov 
Work: 321-861-2226
   
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Deborah Santomauro
Unix System Administrator
Kennedy Space Center - Florida / CSOC-ROS
email: santode@kscems.ksc.nasa.gov 
Work: 321-861-2226
   
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