Can M$-VC compile BIOS C-code?

[Dave]

Sorry if I am repeating myself here. I am re-posting this to the list
because I am not sure it made it out there the first time I posted it. It
seems that there was not much activity here for a few weeks. I am not sure
if the list was down or everyone was just too busy with real life :)

I am thinking about trying to flesh out some of my BIOS/BootProm ideas. I
would like to do so in C using Micro$ofts Visual Studio (mainly because I
have it and am familiar with it). 

Can M$-VC 5.0 (or M$-VC 6.0) be used to develop PROM based x86 code?

I have been told that it can. Something about setting some switches in the
compiler. But I need to know more about _how_ it is done. There are lots of
details that I need to know about. Like setting program/data address
origins, creating the binary file and converting it to HEX or another
format that can be burned into PROM. 

If you have experience doing embedded or BIOS work on x86 systems using the
Micro$oft development environment I would really appreciate some pointers.

TIA,
Dave