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Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Does Xenix use the BIOS for anything?
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Date: 6 Mar 90 00:31:07 GMT
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Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI
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From article <115@melpar.UUCP>, by toppin@melpar.UUCP (Doug Toppin   X2075):
$ This is a question that I believe I know the answer to but would
$ like to get a confirmation: "Does Xenix use the BIOS in the
$ [23]86 at all?" My boss has always been convinced that it does
$ and I believe that it does not. 

BIOS is non-reentrant therefore it is impossible for a multitasking
system to trust it. Therefore you are right and your boss knows nothing.

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