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Q41090: INFO: Writing ROMable Code with Microsoft Languages

Article: Q41090
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.x,2.x,3.x,4.x,5.01.20,5.01.21,5.1,5.13,5.15,5.3,5.31.009,5.5,5.60.339
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kb16bitonly _IK
Last Modified: 24-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.01.20, 5.01.21, 5.1, 5.13, 5.15, 5.3, 5.31.009, 5.5, 5.60.339 
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft LINK utility provided with Microsoft language compilers, is not
designed to create absolutely addressed or "ROMable" code.

To write ROMable code, code which can be loaded at an absolute address at run
time, using Microsoft language products, you'll need to acquire a special
linker. Third party linkers are available for this purpose which can be obtained
by calling any of the following companies:

Imbedded System Products (512) 338-9211 9430 Research Blvd. Building 4 Suite 310
Austin, TX 78759

Paradigm Systems (607) 748-5966 3301 Country Club Road Suite 2214 Endwell, NY
13760

Datalight (360) 435-8086 307 North Olympic Ave Suite 201 Arlington, WA 98223

The following magazine articles are a good source of information for the
implementation details of a LOCATE utility. A LOCATE utility is used to create a
binary or ROM image from an EXE produced by a DOS linker. These articles each
contain source code for an implementation of a LOCATE utility in addition to the
description of the function of a LOCATE utility.

The C Users Journal - March 1994 R&D Publications (913) 841-1631

Embedded Systems Programming - March 1994 Miller Freeman (415) 905-2200

These vendors are independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or
otherwise, reagarding these vendor's performance or reliability nor do we
recommend the products of these vendors over that if any other company that
produces a similar product.

Additional query words: LinkIss relocate relocatable 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.00c link msvc embedded

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Keywords          : kbtool kb16bitonly _IK 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbLINKSearch kbLINK1xDOSSearch kbLINK2xDOSSearch kbLINK3xDOSSearch kbLINK4xDOSSearch kbLINK50120DOS kbLINK50121DOS kbLINK510DOS kbLINK513DOS kbLINK515DOS kbLINK530DOS kbLINK53109DOS kbLINK550DOS kbLINK560339
Version           : MS-DOS:1.x,2.x,3.x,4.x,5.01.20,5.01.21,5.1,5.13,5.15,5.3,5.31.009,5.5,5.60.339
Issue type        : kbinfo

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