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From: rcollins@altos86.Altos.COM (Robert Collins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: ROM BIOS
Message-ID: <4050@altos86.Altos.COM>
Date: 12 Sep 90 15:27:04 GMT
References: <1990Sep11.190942.14712@rosewall.citib> <&DB%F7|@rpi.edu>
Reply-To: rcollins@altos86.UUCP (Robert Collins)
Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA
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In article <&DB%F7|@rpi.edu> sigma@pawl.rpi.edu (Kevin J Martin) writes:
>>Just a quick question:  In purchasing an IBM CLONE which BIOS' are the most "compatible"
>BIOSes.  I guess it's probably an issues of personal preference; does anyone
>out there have experience with several different BIOSes?
>

Yes, I have experience with all of them, and others, at the source code
level.  But, as it was pointed out to me here on the net, it is 
inappropriate for me to say much about them, because my opinions are
tainted due to insider (source code) information.

So, this I say:  Don't go with any of them.  Try either Mr. BIOS, or
Quadtel (listed in alphabetic order).
Mr. BIOS @ (408) 396-4096
Quadtel  @ (714)  ?    ?  (don't have the number handy, try information in 714)


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