The end of BIOS bootup in sight
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I am very happy to hear that new computers will soon be shipping with UEFI, no more long boot-ups now it boots in seconds, no more compatability issues and limits to HDD sizes.
Change to 'Bios' will make for PCs that boot in seconds
A 26-year-old piece of software at the heart of PCs is about to get an update that will make for boot-up times of mere seconds.
BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Well that is great news!
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Its not just boot time that is being revolutionised, but I/O implementation.
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Could this be implemented retroactively to older computers or does it need something that only new computers have? The aspect of compatibility wasn't very clear in the article.
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For older devices, as long as the ports physically exist on the network, a virtual pc with the required OS, and app, should do the job. I have a lot of ancient stuff my network.
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