29 Jun
2007
29 Jun
'07
5:43 p.m.
--- Ensor <classiccmp at memory-alpha.org.uk> wrote:
Loads bios from disk like a Tandy 2000. And the T2K
is one of the most compatible of the pseudos at the
BIOS/DOS level
> You don't need an IBM compatible BIOS to
run
>MS-DOS....
care to share an example?
Victor 9000/Sirius 1 ACT Apricot PC series/ "F" series /
"Xen" series
(prior to "Xen-i")
Not sure.
DEC Rainbow
Doesn't have bios calls at all?
Sanyo MBC-555
I'd be real surprised if it was true of this one.
and many, *many* more....I.E. MS-DOS<>IBM
compatible!
Name them. I think you're totally *totally*
exaggerating.
Oh, and there's also the "Gazelle" from
"Seattle
Computer" circa 1979; an
8088 based S-100(!) machine, and the machine which
MS-DOS was actually
developed on!
True, but that was pre-DOS 1.0. I guess there are
exceptions (there are always a few scant exceptions)
but I'd be surprised to learn that most versions of
MS-DOS don't rely on BIOS code at all. But I could
stand to learn something there I guess.
I want to hear from Chuck and Fred on this one.
Anyone can quote from wikipedia (often of dubious value).
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