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Article #3967Re: ROM BIOS Release Dates
From: Peach
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 1990 21:04
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 1990 21:04
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From:
Mueller, S. (1988) Upgrading and repairing PCs. Que Corporation:
Carmel, IN, p. 270.
ID Submodel
Byte Byte System Date Revision
FF 00 PC 4/24/81 -
FF 00 PC 10/19/81 -
FF 00 PC 10/27/82 -
FE 00 PC XT 11/8/82 -
FD 00 PCjr 6/1/83 -
FC 00 PC AT 1/10/84 -
FC 00 PC AT 6/10/85 Rev. 1
FC 01 PC AT 11/15/85 Rev. 0
FC 02 PC XT 286 4/21/86 Rev. 0
FC 04 PS/2 Model 50 2/13/87 Rev. 0
FC 04 PS/2 Model 50Z 4/18/88 Rev. 3
FC 05 PS/2 Model 60 2/13/87 Rev. 0
FB 00 PC XT 1/10/86 Rev. 1
FB 00 PC XT 5/9/86 Rev. 2
FA 00 PS/2 Model 30 9/2/86 Rev. 0
FA 00 PS/2 Model 30 12/12/86 Rev. 1
F9 00 PC-Convertible 9/13/85 Rev. 1
F8 00 PS/2 Model 80/16 3/30/87 Rev. 0
F8 01 PS/2 Model 80/20 10/7/87 Rev. 0
Mueller also lists the following BASIC program for determining the
BIOS date:
10 DEF SEG=&HF000
20 FOR X=&HFFF5 TO &HFFFF
30 PRINT CHR$(PEEK(X));
40 NEXT
50 END
I am not responsible for typo's, etc.!
Harold Peach
Internet: hgpeach@ca.uky.edu
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