PhoenixBIOS is a Personal Computer BIOS developed by Phoenix Technologies from 1983 to early-2010s when it was mostly replaced by Phoenix's UEFI solution, SecureCore.
PhoenixBIOS is the first fully IBM PC compatible personal computer BIOS that was licensed for multiple system manufacturers and is the starter of competition between major BIOS vendors that came up with their compatible BIOS solutions in later years (such as American Megatrends's AMIBIOS and Award Software's AwardBIOS).
List of known versions
The following is a list of known PhoenixBIOS versions.
| Main core version | Main core release date | POST screen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhoenixBIOS 1.0 | 1983 | Labelled as "Phoenix Compatibility Software" | |
| PhoenixBIOS 2.xx | 1984 | ||
| Phoenix ROM BIOS Plus | 1987 | A code fork by Dell exists | |
| PhoenixBIOS 4.0x | 1989? | A code fork by Intel exists | |
| PhoenixBIOS Ax86 | 1990? | ||
| PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0.x | 1997 | Labelled as PhoenixBIOS 4.06 by Fujitsu-Siemens. Also used by VMware. A code fork by Intel also exists. | |
| Phoenix ServerBIOS | 1997? | Exact name unknown, based on PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0.x | |
| Phoenix ServerBIOS 2 Release 6.0.x | 2000? | ||
| PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1 | Early-2000s | ||
| Phoenix ServerBIOS 3 Release 6.1 | Early-2000s | Based on PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.1. | |
| Phoenix ServerBIOS 3.5 Grid Edition | 2002 | Referred to in a news article. Possibly an AMD-only special release. |