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To: JamesP81
Which would require Bootcamp, because motherboards in Macs have BIOS that isn't intended to boot Windows. I think I'll run my OS on hardware that was designed for it.

They don't have 30 year-old BIOS, they have the new EFI with BIOS compatibility. Windows has been EFI native for the Itanium platform for years, but it has recently crept into the x86-64 world with the 64-bit Server 2008 and Vista SP1.

50 posted on 05/16/2008 2:02:31 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
They don't have 30 year-old BIOS, they have the new EFI with BIOS compatibility. Windows has been EFI native for the Itanium platform for years, but it has recently crept into the x86-64 world with the 64-bit Server 2008 and Vista SP1.

This comment brought to you buy someone using an internet connection running on TCP/IP, a 30 year old communication protocol.

I don't care about the BIOS, frankly. That's not at the top of my list on important features. As long as it works without causing problems, it's good enough.
66 posted on 05/16/2008 3:47:01 PM PDT by JamesP81 ("I am against "zero tolerance" policies. It is a crutch for idiots." --FReeper Tenacious 1)
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