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From: rob@disk.UUCP (Rob Miracle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Unix on PC and AMI bios
Summary: Bzzzzt wrong answer
Message-ID: <694@disk.UUCP>
Date: 12 Nov 89 18:51:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: disk.694
References: <776@prles2.UUCP> <1429@starfish.Convergent.COM>
Organization: Digital Information Systems of Ky (DISK), Louisville, Ky
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In article <1429@starfish.Convergent.COM>, jerry@starfish.Convergent.COM (Gerald Hawkins) writes:
>greenstr@cst.prl.philips.nl (Roland Greenstreet) writes:
>>I have two questions :-
>>2.  I have been using the Phonix bios in my machine for a few years without
>>    any compatability problems. I am about to buy a new motherboard with an
>>    AMI bios. Has anybody come accross any problems with the AMI bios? Is it
>>    better than the Phonix? and can the AMI bios be replaced , if I don't like
>>    it , with the Phonix directly?


> I'm not enough of a UN*X whiz to answer the first.  To the second,
> though, if you want to run UN*X then you are best to stay with Phoenix
> BIOS.  I'm told that you can't run it with AMI or Award.  We
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Well we are running an AMI bios machine and have had 0 BIOS problems with
either Microport or Interactive Unix.  This machine and my friends who are
using the same clones at work (they have several clones with AMI and Unix)
and have no compatibility problems.

I personally have AMI bios (same clone) under DOS on my 386 at home and I have
no compatiblity problems.  The setup utilities are quite nice.  

As far as which is better? well that is hard to say.  Pheonix is by far more
respected because it is used by many brand-name clones (AT&T and such) but AMI
is gaining ground quickly.


Rob
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