On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 12:47:42AM +0200, Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 03:25:05PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > > Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > The idea is that the firmware is all the software and other softwarish > > > information which the vendor provides to make use of the board he sells > > > you. > > > > I see. If I buy a standard-issue Dell computer, then Windows is > > firmware, right? (Dell does provide it, for the purpose of making > > full use of the computer.) > > The BIOS is, not windows, since it is coming from a third party, namely > microsoft, and furthermore, the drivers are also not it.
The BIOS is usually coming from Phoenix or some similar company, i.e. a third party. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]