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2014

Subversion, UEFI Strings, and Patch Incompatibility

Subversion, UEFI Strings, and Patch Incompatibility
Subversion, UEFI Strings, and Patch Incompatibility

In my organization, we use the popular Subversion version control system. I’m a Subversion fan, although I appreciate and enjoy git and M...

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6:00 AM
William Leara
0
HII, VCS
6:00 AM

Neat Things from COMDEX 1987

Neat Things from COMDEX 1987
Neat Things from COMDEX 1987

On a fabulous Computer Chronicles , Stewart and crew visited the COMDEX computer dealers’ conference in Las Vegas, in 1987. There were sev...

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7:00 AM
William Leara
0
Computer Chronicles, history, IBM, Intel
7:00 AM

Language Applications for UEFI BIOS

Language Applications for UEFI BIOS
Language Applications for UEFI BIOS

Earlier this year I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with an M.S. in Engineering, majoring in Electrical & Computer Eng...

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7:00 AM
William Leara
1
ANTLR, VFR
7:00 AM

Tonight I Celebrate My luv (OS)

Tonight I Celebrate My luv (OS)
Tonight I Celebrate My luv (OS)

Yes, thank you Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack for the title inspiration: Yes! Stay Classy 1983! With all due respect to Peabo and R...

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7:00 AM
William Leara
0
Intel, Linux, testing
7:00 AM

The Inside Story of Windows NT

The Inside Story of Windows NT
The Inside Story of Windows NT

A neat book I just finished is Showstopper!  The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft , by G. Pascal Zac...

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7:00 AM
William Leara
0
books, history, Microsoft, Windows
7:00 AM

A Tour of the Intel BITS

A Tour of the Intel BITS
A Tour of the Intel BITS

Burt and Josh Triplett have created a nifty tool for validating that a BIOS has successfully configured Intel resources such as: MSRs C-...

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7:00 AM
William Leara
0
Intel, testing
7:00 AM

My Favorite Obituary

My Favorite Obituary
My Favorite Obituary

Okay, I know it’s a bizarre title, but bear with me.  Mr. Tom Halfhill , a computer journalist I grew up reading in COMPUTE! magazine, wrot...

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6:00 AM
William Leara
0
Apple, C64, Commodore, history, IBM
6:00 AM

DMTF Webinars Now Available On-Demand

DMTF Webinars Now Available On-Demand
DMTF Webinars Now Available On-Demand

The Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) produces standards of great interest to BIOS developers.  (e.g., SMBIOS) Did you know that DMTF we...

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8:00 PM
William Leara
0
smbios
8:00 PM

Uncrustify Your BIOS

Uncrustify Your BIOS
Uncrustify Your BIOS

One of my favorite newsletters is Jack Ganssle ’s The Embedded Muse .   In a recent issue , Jack discussed helpful tools for embedded system...

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7:30 AM
William Leara
2
coding standards, EDK, pretty print
7:30 AM

Quick-Start Guide to UDK2014

Quick-Start Guide to UDK2014
Quick-Start Guide to UDK2014

Getting the UEFI Development Kit (UDK) installed and building is the first step in attempting to work in BIOS development.  Here is my exper...

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12:18 AM
William Leara
6
EDK
12:18 AM

A Book Every BIOS Engineer Will Love

A Book Every BIOS Engineer Will Love
A Book Every BIOS Engineer Will Love

Vincent Zimmer published a blog post asking if there was a particular book that inspired your choice of profession.  For me, one of my favo...

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11:11 AM
William Leara
0
books, Data General
11:11 AM

Could This Be The Wrongest Prediction Of All Time?

Could This Be The Wrongest Prediction Of All Time?
Could This Be The Wrongest Prediction Of All Time?

In yet another fantastic Computer Chronicles episode, Stewart and Gary are this time talking to computer entrepreneurs. The year is 1984.  ...

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11:19 PM
William Leara
2
Computer Chronicles
11:19 PM

The Case of the Mysterious __chkstk

The Case of the Mysterious __chkstk
The Case of the Mysterious __chkstk

I was making a small change to a function:  adding to it a couple UINTN auto variables, a new auto EFI_GUID variable, and a handful of chang...

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12:04 PM
William Leara
4
Microsoft, setup
12:04 PM

As the Apple ][ Goes, So Goes the iPhone

As the Apple ][ Goes, So Goes the iPhone
As the Apple ][ Goes, So Goes the iPhone

With the great success of the iPhone comes many illegal knock-off manufacturers.  Sound familiar?  It should—Stewart Cheifet reported the sa...

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12:07 AM
William Leara
0
Apple, Computer Chronicles
12:07 AM

Apple iWatch Revealed! (in 1985)

Apple iWatch Revealed! (in 1985)
Apple iWatch Revealed! (in 1985)

In another great episode of the Computer Chronicles , Stewart and Gary demonstrate a watch-based computer.  In yet another example of “the m...

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11:26 AM
William Leara
1
Computer Chronicles
11:26 AM

Will I Be Jailed For Saying “UEFI BIOS”?

Will I Be Jailed For Saying “UEFI BIOS”?
Will I Be Jailed For Saying “UEFI BIOS”?

To hear some people talk, it is a crime to say “UEFI BIOS”.  No, they insist, there was “BIOS”, which has been supplanted by “UEFI”, or “UEF...

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11:14 AM
William Leara
0
CP/M, GaryKildall, Intel
11:14 AM
 
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  • The Binwalk Firmware Analysis Tool
    I’ve recently been experimenting with a wicked-fun tool you may find useful called Binwalk :  a “fast, easy to use tool for analyzing and ex...
  • UPDATED: Spring 2020 UEFI Plugfest
    Due to COVID-19, the Spring 2020 UEFI Plugfest has moved to a virtual meeting.  Details below. From the UEFI Forum: Hello UEFI Fo...
  • PCI-SIG Launches Webinar Series
    The PCI-SIG has started a webinar series!  The videos in the series are free and open to all.  In a manner similar to the DMTF , the videos...
  • The Joy of CrScreenshotDxe
    I’ve been playing with an open-source (Github-hosted) utility written by Mr. Nikolaj Schlej called CrScreenshotDxe .  This utility is imple...
  • UEFI "Related Documents" Library
    A quick note:  as BIOS engineers, we know that success comes from knowing and navigating through many different industry standards. We are ...
  • Talking edk2 on IRC
    Introduction The fine folks behind Tianocore/EDKII work hard to create a community in which BIOS developers can thrive; some of their effor...

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      • Subversion, UEFI Strings, and Patch Incompatibility
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      • Neat Things from COMDEX 1987
      • Language Applications for UEFI BIOS
      • Tonight I Celebrate My luv (OS)
      • The Inside Story of Windows NT
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      • A Tour of the Intel BITS
      • My Favorite Obituary
      • DMTF Webinars Now Available On-Demand
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      • Uncrustify Your BIOS
      • Quick-Start Guide to UDK2014
      • A Book Every BIOS Engineer Will Love
      • Could This Be The Wrongest Prediction Of All Time?
      • The Case of the Mysterious __chkstk
      • As the Apple ][ Goes, So Goes the iPhone
      • Apple iWatch Revealed! (in 1985)
      • Will I Be Jailed For Saying “UEFI BIOS”?

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