N = nuke@bayside.net N> i, for one, would like to state my opinion on the UI of OpenBIOS.
I guess that means I'll have to add my two cents, of course. <grin>
N> i *DO NOT* want a command-line driven one.
I do. It's a matter of preference. I've already said, as have many others, that the UI should be modular, and the user should be allowed to select which they want.
N> if i have to RTFM just to do what Award does with three keystrokes N> (autoconfigure a hard drive), i'll just give it up.
This project really isn't for the faint-of-heart. We're talking rewriting the system mainboard firmware, here. With all due respect, if you have trouble dealing with a CLI, then you're in the wrong place. :-)
N> we can use direct video memory access, no problem.
Um, serial console? A lot of people (myself included) have expressed an intererest in this. :-)
N> *during* the memory test, the whole thing quickly skidded onto the screen. N> that was pretty cool.
Again with all due respect, we're implementing system firmware, not writting a multimedia demo. Download "Crystal Dream II" or buy a Mac if you want that sort of thing. <grin>
-- Ben hawk@ttlc.net
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