Thomas, > I'm searching for some startup code for a MIPS4kc ( > MIPS Malta Board ) processor. I'd like to print > something on the malta display. It's a bare machine so > far. Are there any tutorials or startup examples ?? How > can I start learning ?? MIPS offer a free toolkit - GCC and friends setup for MIPS "bare iron", with suitable libraries and build-from-the-box examples for Malta. You can download it from here: http://www.mips.com/content/Products/SoftwareTools/SDE_Lite/content_html -- Dominic Sweetman MIPS Technologies