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A Steve Jobs Milestone

A Steve Jobs Milestone
A Steve Jobs Milestone

I was watching the February 13, 1986 episode of The Computer Chronicles recently.  The news segment contained a brief throw-away story abou...

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Computer Chronicles
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Introduction to the EDKII C Coding Standards

Introduction to the EDKII C Coding Standards
Introduction to the EDKII C Coding Standards

You may not be aware that Intel has made publically available on Tianocore an EDKII C Coding Standards specification.  As of this writing,...

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The Best Movies You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

The Best Movies You’ve (Probably) Never Seen
The Best Movies You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

The nice people at Intel have put together some excellent training videos, and they’re available for free, on-demand download! I’m willing...

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misc
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Syntax Highlighting for EDKII Files: .dec, .dsc, .fdf, .inf, .uni, .vfr

Syntax Highlighting for EDKII Files: .dec, .dsc, .fdf, .inf, .uni, .vfr
Syntax Highlighting for EDKII Files: .dec, .dsc, .fdf, .inf, .uni, .vfr

UEFI requires us to work with a plethora of different BIOS-specific file types.  Among them are .dec, .dsc, .fdf, .inf, .uni, and .vfr files...

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Welcome to the Basic Input/Output Blog! Here I share things pertaining to the arcane art of PC BIOS development. For spice, I add material about software development in general and some interesting computer history vignettes. Please, try to contain your excitement!
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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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