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Home » Computers » Software » Operating_Systems » BIOS BIOS
This category treats software-oriented aspects of BIOSs.BIOS is an acronym for: Basic Input/Output System, of personal computers (PC). The BIOS is a chip inside a computer that starts (boots) the computer, runs the Power On Self Test (POST), and holds the buffers for sending information from any software in Random Access Memory (RAM), to any hardware device (via slots and ports) that information must go to. BIOS is also the name of the software that is inside, and runs from, a BIOS chip. The system as a whole is called 'the BIOS'. Making matters less clear, BIOS system and software are also termed 'firmware', to show that it is something that has traits between software and hardware. The PC BIOS was invented by the late programmer, and PC operating system (CP/M) pioneer Gary Kildall.
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| The BIOS: Basic Input/Output System - BIOS memory timing, links.
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| | BIOS Setup Information Guide - How-to guides, general information, upgrades, identifying motherboards, links!
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| | FreeBIOS - Project goal: be a central gathering point for BIOS firmware code that can be used to initialize and boot various services. At first, due to the large scope of the project, it will likely only boot a Linux kernel on a few chipsets. Later, it may be a full BIOS substitute for many popular motherboards.
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| | GBIOS Page - BIOS for PowerPC based embedded systems; developed, released by AG Electronics; supports PPC 750 (G3), 7400 (G4); AG Electronics TPE4, Motorola Sandpoint. Modular, Ethernet boots. Download, email support. [Open Source, GPL]
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| | FreeBIOS: SourceForge - Project page: summary, developers, downloads, news, forum.
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| | OpenBIOS: FSF/GNU.org - Description, links, contacts.
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| | LinuxBIOS - Open source Los Alamos Laboratory project to replace normal BIOS with a little hardware initialization and compressed Linux kernel that boots from power-on, and have OS control a cluster node from power-on. Needs few parts to boot, fast (3 sec.), freedom from proprietary (buggy) code. Support by many vendors in performance and embedded computing markets.
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