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DateThu, 26 Mar 1998 01:23:53 -0500 (EST)
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SubjectRe: GGI Project Unhappy On Linux
I used to have a  stupid 486 board that didn't clear out it's stupid
font.. It was great fun watching Linux boot with that card..


But seriously, if there arn't true graphic bioses now there will be soon..
Compaq is already putting the bios on a hdd partition..

On 26 Mar 1998, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> Followup to:  <199803260358.WAA16198@jupiter.cs.uml.edu>
> By author:    "Albert D. Cahalan" <acahalan@cs.uml.edu>
> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> > >
> > > Sorry, I don't buy it.  The BIOS requires textmode to boot and
> > > run setup.
> > 
> > That is _your_ BIOS. In case you haven't noticed, some BIOS setup
> > programs already run in graphics mode, with a mouse even. That's
> > not even counting Compaq, with BIOS setup done through Windows.
> > 
> 
> Actually, it is "fake" graphics mode -- it's a technique called
> character tiling.  It's a stupid idea, too.
> 
> 	-hpa
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