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BL
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668664
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IEEE standard for boot (initialization configuration) firmware : : core requirements and practices /\ sponsor, Bus Architecture Standards Committee of the IEEE Computer Society
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| Publication Statement
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New York, N.Y., USA :: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,, 1994
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IEEE standards collection
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vi, 262 p. :: ill. ;; 28 cm
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1559374268
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| Notes
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"IEEE Std 1275-1994."
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"Approved March 17, 1994, IEEE Standards Board; approved August 23, 1994, American National Standards Institute."
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"October 28, 1994"--Cover
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"Recognized as an American National Standard (ANSI)."
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Abstract
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Firmware is the read-only-memory (ROM)-based software that controls a computer between the time it is turned on and the time the primary operating system takes control of the machine. Open Firmware provides the following: a mechanism for loading and executing programs (such as operating systems) from disks, tapes, network interfaces, and other devices; an ISA-independent method for identifying devices "plugged in" to expansion buses and for providing firmware and diagnostics drivers for these devices; an extensible and programmable command language based on the Forth programming language; methods for managing user-configurable options stored in nonvolatile memory; a "call back" interface allowing other programs to make use of Open Firmware services; and debugging tools for hardware, firmware, firmware drivers, and system software
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Computer firmware-- Standards
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IEEE Computer Society., Bus Architecture Standards Committee
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IEEE Standards Board
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American National Standards Institute
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