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From: sigma@pawl.rpi.edu (Kevin J Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: ROM BIOS
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Date: 11 Sep 90 20:48:07 GMT
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mwooh@rosewall..citib (Michael Wooh) writes:
>Just a quick question:  In purchasing an IBM CLONE which BIOS' are the most "compatible"
>and which BIOS' are the most incompatible (ones to avoid).  ie. PHOENIX, AWARD, etc.???

Well, I'd say to stick with one of the big three:

Phoenix
Award
American Megatrends Inc (AMI)

If you have problems with one in a clone, you can (almost) always just send
the BIOS chips back and get one of the others (from most suppliers).  Or you
can buy a new set of chips for no more than $60.  I have AMI-386 BIOS, and
although its setup program is slightly weak, I haven't seen the other two
BIOSes.  I guess it's probably an issues of personal preference; does anyone
out there have experience with several different BIOSes?

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