pcjs/devices/pc/bios/5170/README.md

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From [http://minuszerodegrees.net/bios/BIOS_5170_10JAN84_6MHZ/README.TXT](http://minuszerodegrees.net/bios/):
This is the first BIOS for the IBM 5170.
It is dated 10JAN84.
It is found in type 1 motherboards running at 6 Mhz.
U27 has the IBM part number of 6181028, and is 32K in size
U47 has the IBM part number of 6181029, and is 32K in size
8 bit checksum of 6181028 = 36
8 bit checksum of 6181029 = CA
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added = 00
There are two BIN files in this ZIP file:
1. BIOS_5170_10JAN84_U27_6181028_27256_6MHZ.BIN --> Use this to create a U27 using a 27256 EPROM (rated at 150nS or faster)
2. BIOS_5170_10JAN84_U47_6181029_27256_6MHZ.BIN --> Use this to create a U47 using a 27256 EPROM (rated at 150nS or faster)
The JSON-encoded ROM image that PCjs uses was created using the *FileDump* command-line *merge* option:
filedump --file=http://static.pcjs.org/devices/pc/bios/5170/BIOS_5170_10JAN84_U27_6181028_27256_6MHZ.BIN --merge=http://static.pcjs.org/devices/pc/bios/5170/BIOS_5170_10JAN84_U47_6181029_27256_6MHZ.BIN --output=1984-01-10.json --overwrite
Since a MAP file ([1984-01-10.map]()) exists as well, it is automatically appended to the JSON file ([1984-01-10.json]())
when using a ROM input file (or JSON output file) with a matching filename.
It is also possible to create a merged binary ROM image ([1984-01-10.rom](http://static.pcjs.org/devices/pc/bios/5170/1984-01-10.rom))
by adding *--format=rom* to the command-line (the default is *--format=json*).
These operations can only be performed using the *FileDump* command-line interface; the *FileDump* API does not support
either the *merge* option or the appending of MAP data. For the moment, the API can only dump unadorned ROM images; eg:
http://www.pcjs.org/api/v1/dump/?file=http://static.pcjs.org/devices/pc/bios/5170/1984-01-10.rom