--- trunk/src/promemul/README 2007/10/08 16:21:26 35 +++ trunk/src/promemul/README 2007/10/08 16:21:34 36 @@ -1,13 +1,16 @@ -$Id: README,v 1.1 2006/02/16 05:57:10 debug Exp $ +$Id: README,v 1.2 2007/02/21 17:05:05 debug Exp $ -(P)ROM emulation in GXemul: ---------------------------- +(P)ROM and BIOS emulation in GXemul: +------------------------------------ -The general philosophy that applies to PROM emulation is that no raw -(binary) dumps of real ROMs should be included in GXemul. It is nicer to -emulate in software only those parts of a machine's ROM or BIOS or -whatever that is actually necessary to boot an operating system. +The general philosophy that applies to PROM/BIOS emulation is that no raw +binary dumps of real ROMs should be included in GXemul. It is nicer to +emulate in software only those parts of a machine's ROM or BIOS that are +actually necessary to boot an operating system. -This directory contains software emulation of various PROM and BIOS -interfaces. +This directory contains software emulation of various PROMs and BIOSes. + +(Note: Running actual PROM dumps is also possible, and of course has +several advantages over software simulated PROM call handling. That +is what GXemul's -Q command line option is for.)