Re: How to determine the age of a computer ?

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From: V W Wall
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 23:16

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Skybuck Flying wrote:
> 
> Just out of curiosity...
> 
> Is there a windows 32 api function to get the bios date ?
> 
> Using asm is scary... :)

An easy way is to use debug.

It even works in a Windows DOS window:

debug <enter>
- ffff:5 L 8 <enter>

The "-" is debug's prompt.

Read the BIOS date.

Virg Wall

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                         hobgoblin of little minds,........
                         Ralph Waldo Emerson
                    (Microsoft programmer's manual.)

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