Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 13 Feb 1998 19:50:27 -0500 (EST) | From | James Mastros <> | Subject | Re: MILO vs BIOS on Linux/Intel. |
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On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Peter Horton wrote: > Most BIOSes have to support multiple languages, including multi-byte > characters sets, so the BIOS display is often done in a graphics mode to > allow the necessary font support. For speed reasons this is probably done > by direct screen writes. > > P.
Odd... I've never seen a multi-lingual BIOS, nor one that (recognizably) ran (the setup) in graphics mode. Perhaps this is more common in Europe?
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