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The '''Basic Input-Output System''' or '''BIOS''' is computer interface code that locates and loads the operating system into RAM. It provides low-level communication, operation and configuration to the hardware of a system, which at a minimum drives the joypad and provides primitive output to a display. The BIOS is usually written in the Assembly language native to the processor. | The '''Basic Input-Output System''' or '''BIOS''' is computer interface code that locates and loads the operating system into RAM. It provides low-level communication, operation and configuration to the hardware of a system, which at a minimum drives the joypad and provides primitive output to a display. The BIOS is usually written in the Assembly language native to the processor. | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 22 June 2006
The Basic Input-Output System or BIOS is computer interface code that locates and loads the operating system into RAM. It provides low-level communication, operation and configuration to the hardware of a system, which at a minimum drives the joypad and provides primitive output to a display. The BIOS is usually written in the Assembly language native to the processor.
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http://www.emulationgalaxy.co.yu/images/systems/SATURN_bios.jpg Sega Saturn BIOS.
