30 May
2012
30 May
'12
15:10
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
But try getting IBM PC DOS to work without a BIOS. That did not work. And anyone that provided a cloned PC did so after Compaq reverse engineered the BIOS and showed that it could be done. Previous to that, only IBM made IBM-compatible PCs that could run IBM PC DOS and IBM PC DOS applications.
There were some companies who sold clones without the BIOS chip. Purchasers would then copy the IBM BIOS to get them going. Same with the BASIC ROM. There were also some companies who disregarded the copyright and copied the IBM BIOS. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org