Ex parte COX et al. - Page 4




          Appeal No. 1997-4127                                       Page 4           
          Application No. 08/044,241                                                  


               providing a first signal at an enabling value to                       
               said enable input of said ROM and a second signal at                   
               a disabling value to said enable input of said flash                   
               EPROM when a cycle is executed to said primary boot                    
               code and said selector providing a disabling value                     
               on said first signal and an                                            
               enabling value on said second signal when a cycle is                   
               executed to said other boot code or said other                         
               system code.                                                           
               The reference relied on in rejecting the claims follows:               
          Stewart et al.             5,471,674             Nov. 28, 1995              
          (Stewart)                                 (filed Feb. 16,                   
          1994).                                                                      

               Claims 15-17 and 19-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                  
          § 102(e) as anticipated by Stewart.  Rather than repeat the                 
          arguments of the appellants or examiner in toto, we refer the               
          reader to the briefs and answers for the respective details                 
          thereof.                                                                    


                                       OPINION                                        
               In reaching our decision in this appeal, we considered                 
          the  subject matter on appeal and the rejection advanced by                 
          the examiner.  Furthermore, we duly considered the arguments                
          and evidence of the appellants and examiner.  After                         
          considering the totality of the record, we are persuaded that               







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