IEEE Std 1275-1994
IEEE Standard for Boot (Initialization Configuration) Firmware: Core Requirements and Practices

Standard No.

IEEE Std 1275-1994

Release Date

1994

Published By

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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IEEE Std 1275-1994

Scope

Firmware is the read-only-memory (ROM)-based software that controls a computer be tween the time it is turned on and the time the primary operating system takes control of the machine. Open Firmware provides the following: a mechanism for loading and executing programs (such as operating systems) from disks, tapes, network interfaces, and other devices; an ISA independent method for identifying de...

IEEE Std 1275-1994 history

• 1994 IEEE Std 1275-1994 IEEE Standard for Boot (Initialization Configuration) Firmware: Core Requirements and Practices