Intro To Intel's Next-Gen BIOS Architecture

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 3, 2004 @02:43PM from the redefining-basic dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This article introduces the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), which is intended to provide an alternative to BIOS that will allow for faster booting, manageability, and additional features. According to the author, there has been rapid evolution of the personal computer platform since the 1980s. These advances have included order-of-magnitude increases in performance, ease-of-use, storage capacity, and connectivity. But there is one element of the PC that has not changed for the past 23 years -- namely, the BIOS (basic input/output system)."

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why? by pilot1 · 2004-02-03 14:58 · Score: 0, Flamebait

What is there to gain from destroying backward compatibility by replacing the BIOS?
I wouldn't be suprised if Intel tried to 'lock out' Linux, too.
Boo... Hiss... by nathanh · 2004-02-03 15:22 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Just do Open Firmware you stupid NIH Intelidiots.