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When turned on will new Intel Macs show bios screens, similar to Windows boxes? What do the Delevoper Macs do when turned on? http://www.appleinsider.com/image.ph...evkit5&id=1146 http://www.appleinsider.com/image.ph...evkit6&id=1146 http://www.appleinsider.com/image.ph...evkit7&id=1146 Last edited by worldomination : 2005-06-26 at 12:56. |
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those screens look so boring, i think i'm gonna hurl...
i'm betting they will have a nice startup screen like todays.,.,. |
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They will. That's just the BIOS (Basic Input Output System), which controls the basic functions of the hardware. If you boot up with and hold down Option-Command-O-F, you'll get a glaringly bright white screen with little black text, which is the Mac BIOS, Open Firmware. Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink For fellows whom it hurts to think Last edited by faramirtook : 2005-06-26 at 18:08. |
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The BIOS screen will be hidden, if they use a BIOS system at all in the retail versions. EFI seems a more likely choice to me based on what little reading I've done on this issue.
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So what do the developer machines look like?
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Intel Macs, however, are most likely to use EFI, not BIOS, and not Open Firmware. |
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After looking at those screens, I'm having bad PC flashbacks .....
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