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[[File:Phoenix ROM BIOS 1.xx POST.png|thumb|The Phoenix ROM BIOS 1.xx POST screen]] | [[File:Phoenix ROM BIOS 1.xx POST.png|thumb|The Phoenix ROM BIOS 1.xx POST screen]] | ||
Phoenix ROM BIOS Ver 1.xx '''is the first version of [[PhoenixBIOS]], developed by [[Phoenix Technologies]] (back | '''Phoenix ROM BIOS Ver 1.xx''' is the first version of [[PhoenixBIOS]], developed by [[Phoenix Technologies]] (back then called Phoenix Software Associates) and released in 1984. It is the first mass licensed fully IBM PC compatible BIOS, as other BIOSes at the time were either not fully compatible, or contained copyrighted IBM code, prohibiting their mass licensing. | ||
This version does not include a built-in CMOS setup utility. For system configuration, a configuration diskette must be used. | This version does not include a built-in CMOS setup utility. For system configuration, a configuration diskette must be used. | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 28 January 2024
Phoenix ROM BIOS Ver 1.xx is the first version of PhoenixBIOS, developed by Phoenix Technologies (back then called Phoenix Software Associates) and released in 1984. It is the first mass licensed fully IBM PC compatible BIOS, as other BIOSes at the time were either not fully compatible, or contained copyrighted IBM code, prohibiting their mass licensing.
This version does not include a built-in CMOS setup utility. For system configuration, a configuration diskette must be used.