Desposito, 2000 - Google Patents
PC And Embedded Systems Benefit From Bold Moves In BIOS And Boot-up SchemesDesposito, 2000
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- 10211036937616945384
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- Desposito J
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- Electronic Design
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Embedded applications are driving several new industry initiatives that will benefit PCs as well as new, smaller devices with embedded processors. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), intrdouced in 1996, has dramatically changed boot-up and BIOS …
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