Re: PS/2s and OS/2

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From: A1.MCL
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:05

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>>There could be one advantage: Machine dependant stuff could be put into
>>the ABIOS, allowing incompatible hardware without getting into the
>>well-known driver problem. But IBM states, their new PS/2 machines with
>>preloaded OS/2 do not accept any previous brand of OS/2, neither OS/2
>>GA nor the Service Pack. So what about ABIOS?
>
>Each IBM machine has a "tie in" file -- this file describes how OS/2
>accesses the ABIOS, principally.  Older versions of OS/2 don't include
>these files for newer PS/2s.

The newer PS/2's use what is called 'Loadable ABIOS'.  This means
that the ABIOS is loaded in from the Reference Partition or from
a diskette.  OS/2 2.0 could not deal with a 'Loadable ABIOS',
but all future versions of OS/2 will.
Reference IBM Personal Systems Technical Solutions, Jan. 1993.

Mike Long
Iowa State University

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