Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 20:02:48 +0200 (MET DST) From: Tommy Hallgren <md6tommy@mdstud.chalmers.se> To: Ben Cohen <bjc23@hermes.cam.ac.uk> Cc: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Andreessen: Linux use growing Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.980427195859.29770B-100000@scooter.mdstud.chalmers.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.95q.980427150406.23293A-100000@red.csi.cam.ac.uk>
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On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Ben Cohen wrote:
> Does FreeBSD use the BIOS for anything other than booting up and
> installation?
Not much right now, but it probably will in the future since supporting
all kinds of hardware is a waste of time when the BIOS already supports
it. ACPI, APM, SMBus and PCI comes to mind.
Tommy Hallgren(md6tommy@mdstud.chalmers.se) - the source of all good beers...
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