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The (classic legacy) BIOS is dead. Long live the BIOS.

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  The (classic legacy) BIOS is dead. Long live the BIOS. "Mike Gonta" <mikegonta@REMOVEgmailTHIS.com> - 2012-11-25 14:49 -0500

#794 — The (classic legacy) BIOS is dead. Long live the BIOS.

A new PC with Windows 8 Compatibility requires that
"Such a system may also support fallback to legacy BIOS boot
on systems with OS which do not support UEFI ..."
* windows8-hardware-cert-requirements-system.pdf
http://alturl.com/mg7cj

Here reference is made to legacy BIOS option ROM and the
UEFI Compatibility Support Module.
* efi-compatibility-support-module-specification-v097.pdf
http://alturl.com/gf3e8

Here reference is made to the IBM Personal System/2 and
Personal Computer BIOS Interface Technical Reference.
* PS2_and_PC_BIOS_Interface_Technical_Reference_Apr87.pdf
http://alturl.com/afq9g


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