
Autoboot
177Bug Implementation
MVME177Bug is written largely in the ÒCÓ programming language, providing benefits of portability and maintainability. Where necessary, assembler has been used in the form of separately compiled modules containing only assembler code - no mixed language modules are used.
Physically, 177Bug is contained in two
❏Eight bits per character
❏One stop bit per character
❏Parity disabled (no parity)
❏Baud rate 9600 baud (default baud rate of MVME177 ports at
After
Autoboot
Autoboot is a software routine that is contained in the several 177Bug EPROMs to provide an independent mechanism for booting an operating system. This autoboot routine automatically scans for controllers and devices in a specified sequence until a valid bootable device containing a boot media is found, or the list is
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