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queuebertyesterday at 5:23 PM2 repliesview on HN

I would guess a modern BIOS chip is as powerful as an NES, right?


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snazzyesterday at 5:40 PM

You can do substantially more in UEFI than NES-level games. (See https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.9_A/12_Protocols_Console_Suppo...)

fluoridationyesterday at 5:29 PM

What do you mean by "BIOS chip"? Like, the flash memory that stores the motherboard's firmware? I don't think that contains any processing elements.

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