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I used to have an old 5150 (recently sold, as it’s not my particular retro niche). The source code for the BIOS was listed in the manual for the machine. I was
by the_only_law 5y ago
I used to have an old 5150 (recently sold, as it’s not my particular retro niche). The source code for the BIOS was listed in the manual for the machine. I was mildly and pleasantly surprised. I suppose a modern equivalent would be the firmware source code for your motherboard being downloadable from the vendor. I guess there’s edk2, but I’d be content never to touch that again.
- jandrese 5y agoA lot of this is complexity. The underlying systems are so complex that it is not really practical to try to explain them to the end user. But another part of this is political. Some parts are hidden on purpose to support features like DRM or to preserve a vendor's trade secrets.