Re: BIOS differences ][+/europlus?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Dave Althoff Jr <dalloff@gcfn.org> wrote:

> David Empson (dempson@actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
>
> : It isn't called the "BIOS", by the way - that term is used on the PC and
> : on CP/M machines, but not for the Apple II firmware, which is just known
> : as the "firmware", or possibly broken up into components such as the
> : "monitor" and "AppleSoft BASIC".
> 
> Or simply ROM by most of us... 8-)
> 
> Probably because BIOS is "Built-In Operating System" and on PCs includes
> such things as PRAM data and OS boot code.

I thought that BIOS stood for "Basic Input-Output System".  I'll have to
dig out the old CP/M 2.2 documentation at work to see what it has to say
on the subject.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz