Portable computer with a bank switch for switching between a ROM and a memory, both allocated to the same address space, by changing a port address of a keyboard controller
US5537531A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/445
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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