On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 15:40:50 +0100, Joerg Dietze wrote: > Hi Sam and all,
> On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 04:10:36 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: > <snip> >> Why should I install a BIOS extension on the computer having the newer >> BIOS? There is no problem in recognizing C with the older computer, >> even though it has a larger hard drive. >> I'm still just as puzzled. > seems it's not a question of BIOS date but of capabilities. Compare i.e. > older Linuxes and newer DOSes :-). BTW, if You don't like the software > solution, there are ISA cards carrying an additional ROM to bring BIOS > up to date. I heard a rumour that these ROMs will work when plugged into > the socket of a boot-ROM on a NIC. I don't know how to compare DOS with with Linux because I have no experience with Linux, other than the frustration of not being able to install BasicLinux because of "kernel panic" error. I know others who have experienced the same problem with BasicLinux. The BIOS in the Toshiba is much later than the one in the Monorail. It is the Toshiba that has the problem. Isn't it reasonable to suppose that that the newer BIOS has more capabilities than the much older one? Regards, Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/
