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Ummm... you know Intel developed EFI in order to kill off BIOS, right? I remember being on some early phone calls about it over 15 years ago before the project
by dbcurtis 10y ago
Ummm... you know Intel developed EFI in order to kill off BIOS, right? I remember being on some early phone calls about it over 15 years ago before the project was public. At the time, I thought it was a wonky idea, and I stand by that assessment.
- yuhong 10y agoI have two Twitter threads on this: https://twitter.com/yuhong2/status/751955059609526272 https://twitter.com/yuhong2/status/751955059609526272 https://twitter.com/getwired/status/752737513005912064 https://twitter.com/getwired/status/752737513005912064
- qwertyuiop924 10y agoYeah, I know. But 286 was the 8086 killer. And 386 was the 286 killer. And x64 was the 386 killer. It doesn't stop my processor from reliving the history of x86 every time it boots.