Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 11:12:09 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: joe@ns.via.net (Joe McGuckin) Cc: louie@TransSys.COM, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The view from here (was Re: ISDN Compression Load on CPU) Message-ID: <199605250142.LAA19073@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199605242037.NAA16213@ns.via.net> from "Joe McGuckin" at May 24, 96 01:37:05 pm
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Joe McGuckin stands accused of saying: > > Why not get some vendor to modify a bios to remove all the wierd quirks > imposed by the PC platform? *snort* Out of the mouths of babes. Sorry, it's just not that simple. > Isnt there a freebie - MR. BIOS, or something like that? Microid aren't stupid; it's shareware. > Some obvious modifications would be: > > - Use the serial port as console You'd be better off with an add-in ROM that hooked all the BIOS video calls. > - Make the lack of keyboard and video a non-error Many don't care already. > We'd have to specify a reference platform for the BIOS, why not the ASIUS > boards that everyone seems to like so much... ... because every single ASUS board requires different support. > -joe -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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