On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 14:24:47 -0700 rikona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> Try to spread the word: check carefully and NEVER buy any computer > with a Phoenix BIOS. Unfortunately, this may be spreading beyond Phoenix: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/developer/0,39020387,2130826,00.htm Quote: "Intel predicted the end of one of the last remnants of the original IBM PC, at the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose this week. For more than twenty years, the PC has relied on the BIOS (Basic Input Output System), a small set of fixed software subroutines normally built into a chip on the motherboard. This hangover from a distant past is causing more and more problems, said Mark Doran, the principal engineer behind the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) project that aims to humanely kill the antique." and the scary part: "Because it gives a new level of control over the hardware, it's also of interest to digital rights management and security designers." >shudder< -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.
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