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computers and the market domination.
cast-fish:
Hello
Do you see there. Msoft licenses the OS to IBM, and NOT the other
way around.
THis thread was saying IBM makes bios......?
but what bios licence and code are they using?
Can anybody tell me what the ubiquitous sticker on
all the worlds personal computing hardware means?
"DESIGNED for WindowsXP Msoft Trademark" sticker. hologram
"DESIGNED for windows7 Msoft Trademark" sticker etc. (embossed)
thx
Vince.
gerald_clark:
The BIOS and the OS are two different things.
Also, the sticker is not an all personal computers.
Stop with the lies and misinformation, and no blogging is allowed here.
cast-fish:
Hello,
Okay.
Isn't BIOS an OS?...
Anyway, you can all learn from the World Wide Web.
thanks for your input.
Vince.
gerald_clark:
No, BIOS is not an OS.
As to learning from the World Wide Web, there is no peer review, and any nut can say anything without providing any proof.
So, as we have seen, what you learn may be BS.
cast-fish:
Hello,
I am not able to pin point accuracy.
Here is the proof.
The BIOS came about in the early days of LSI (Large Scale Integrated) Chips. It was really a mini operating system and had hooks for system programmers to use. For example outputting a character to some device. Firmware is a generic term for embedded software (and its included data) to run something. System controllers in large computer systems that control power up etc have a mini operating system (typically a mini linux) that's referred to as firmware. These terms are somewhat interchangeable but the firmware downloaded to a computer motherboard is referred as BIOS. Firmware downloaded to a video card can be referenced as BIOS as well.
It's off topic, i could have IRC'd it.
This is for the members of the forum.
Admins may also benefit if they can slightly lift their tinfoil hats. (joking)
..............O___0..................
UEIF is similar now. IMproved.
Vince.
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