Availability of replacement BIOS

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From: Cliff Joslyn
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1990 16:34

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I have a really crappy no-name BIOS in my AT which is somewhat
incompatible.  I'd like to replace it with a Phoenix or Award.  I
thought that I had heard somewhere that, like DOS, these are licensed to
the machine itself and can't be purchased separately.  Am I all wet on
this? 

A local computer dealer has told me that there are no BIOS dealers or
resellers, or at least that they don't get discounts, and that it's
cheaper to go directly to the Phoenix or Award companies.  Is this true?
Does anyone know a good source, like mail order?  Does anyone have the
number for Phoenix or Award?

Thanks
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| Cliff Joslyn, Cybernetician at Large, cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu
| Systems Science, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton NY 13901, USA
V All the world is biscuit shaped. . .

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From: cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn)
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Subject: Availability of replacement BIOS
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Date: 12 Jan 90 16:34:04 GMT
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