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June 2015

Microsoft Kinect…but for Nintendo…and in 1989!

Microsoft Kinect…but for Nintendo…and in 1989!
Microsoft Kinect…but for Nintendo…and in 1989!

Continuing now my exploration of The Computer Chronicles television series. It’s the end of 1989 and Stewart and crew are discussing Chris...

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Conversion Specifiers For Fun and Profit

Conversion Specifiers For Fun and Profit
Conversion Specifiers For Fun and Profit

You’ll never believe it, but I think I actually found something interesting to say about CONVERSION SPECIFIERS, of all things.  What is a co...

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Dell is Hiring BIOS Developers!

Dell is Hiring BIOS Developers!
Dell is Hiring BIOS Developers!

Are you a BIOS engineer looking for a job?  Or maybe just looking for a better job?  How about a job at a better company?  I bet you want a ...

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Spring 2015 UEFI Plugfest: Presentation Materials Now Available

Spring 2015 UEFI Plugfest: Presentation Materials Now Available
Spring 2015 UEFI Plugfest: Presentation Materials Now Available

The Spring 2015 UEFI Plugfest just completed.  This year it was held at the lovely Embassy Suites hotel in fabulous Seattle, WA, U.S.A.  ...

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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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