> I (Erik Smit, AKA Diversia)'m new to this list.
>
> I don't think using a bios file would be very useable. AFAIK a BIOS is
> system-specific and maybe in the time of CP/M al C128 where the same but
> that doesn't work today. I don't think it would be a pretty sight using a
> Amstrad 286 bios in a Commodore XT/86 Turbo.
> I may be completely wrong about this but I don't think it's smart to is a
> bios file.
I don't think you understand, the whole point of having a BIOS file is
because different systems *aren't* the same, instead of having to re-write
or re-compile the OS for each system, a BIOS file is used instead which
has the correct information for that given system. Like you said, all
C128s were the same, so there was one BIOS for them, but they are
different from the TRS-80 model IV, which has a different BIOS, which is
different from a Kaypro, which has a different BIOS, etc. I suspect that
with ELKs, a macine with a ROM BIOS could somehow have a file that made
use of that BIOS instead of starting from scratch. I would also think
that any machine that's hardware compatable with an IBM could more or less
use the same BIOS file, I believe the issue is simple what hardware
addresses to use for different things, right?
Dan
