IEEE standard for boot (initialization configuration) firmware :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
core requirements and practices /
First Statement of Responsibility
sponsor, Bus Architecture Standards Committee of the IEEE Computer Society
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, N.Y., USA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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vi, 262 p. :
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ill. ;
Dimensions
28 cm
SERIES
Series Title
IEEE standards collection
GENERAL NOTES
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"Approved March 17, 1994, IEEE Standards Board; approved August 23, 1994, American National Standards Institute."
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"IEEE Std 1275-1994."
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"October 28, 1994"--Cover
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"Recognized as an American National Standard (ANSI)."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Firmware is the read-only-memory (ROM)-based software that controls a computer between the time it is turned on and the time the primary operating system takes control of the machine. Open Firmware provides the following: a mechanism for loading and executing programs (such as operating systems) from disks, tapes, network interfaces, and other devices; an ISA-independent method for identifying devices "plugged in" to expansion buses and for providing firmware and diagnostics drivers for these devices; an extensible and programmable command language based on the Forth programming language; methods for managing user-configurable options stored in nonvolatile memory; a "call back" interface allowing other programs to make use of Open Firmware services; and debugging tools for hardware, firmware, firmware drivers, and system software
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Computer firmware-- Standards
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
American National Standards Institute
IEEE Computer Society., Bus Architecture Standards Committee