Definitions for "Boot PROM"
Refers to a specific PROM chip on the system board. This chip contains boot code and a Forth Monitor program. The boot PROM is connected to the I/O data bus.
(n.) In SunTM workstations, memory that contains the PROM monitor program, a command interpreter which is used for booting, a reset operation, low-level configuration, and simple test procedures.
a chip mounted on a printed circuit board