On Sunday 30 December 2001 10:50 am, Jon Doe wrote:
> I know nothing about BIOS, 

   A fairly simple explaination
http://www.cnet.com/Resources/Info/Glossary/Terms/bios.html
   (also read the ROM and EEPROM links)

>but my question would be can openBios be
> installed on any computer?

   Well, you got me curious since I haven't looked at their page in a 
very long time.    http://www.freiburg.linux.de/openbios/   It's 
evident they're still warning that the project is a long way from 
being "ready for prime time."  and  "A lot of work has to be done on 
the development environment."

   Also, my own take on this is that with rapid changes in 
motherboard hardware and bios requirements for ever changing 
cpu-cache-ram-peripheals, it's gonna be very difficult for them to 
ever get current.  I would think compatibility with other bios' (eg, 
video card) that load during the boot process could also be a major 
obstacle. To me, their reference to using dosemu to flash is less 
than confidence inspiring also.

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