20 Feb
2000
20 Feb
'00
6:25 p.m.
Bob Dobbs wrote:
If we are going to be using a BIOS which is compatible with IEEE-1275 then we do not need to worry about VGA BIOS troubles, as the VGA BIOS will be machine independent FCode.
90% of all video BIOS are extremely ugly 16-bit and 32-bit-in-16-bit-mode hacks.
The other 10% are the above but include Open Firmware (for PPC mainly), or FCode as you describe.
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