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- From: A1.MCL@isumvs.iastate.edu
- Subject: Re: PS/2s and OS/2
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:05:16 GMT
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- >>There could be one advantage: Machine dependant stuff could be put into
- >>the ABIOS, allowing incompatible hardware without getting into the
- >>well-known driver problem. But IBM states, their new PS/2 machines with
- >>preloaded OS/2 do not accept any previous brand of OS/2, neither OS/2
- >>GA nor the Service Pack. So what about ABIOS?
- >
- >Each IBM machine has a "tie in" file -- this file describes how OS/2
- >accesses the ABIOS, principally. Older versions of OS/2 don't include
- >these files for newer PS/2s.
-
- The newer PS/2's use what is called 'Loadable ABIOS'. This means
- that the ABIOS is loaded in from the Reference Partition or from
- a diskette. OS/2 2.0 could not deal with a 'Loadable ABIOS',
- but all future versions of OS/2 will.
- Reference IBM Personal Systems Technical Solutions, Jan. 1993.
-
- Mike Long
- Iowa State University
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