IEEE Std 1275.4-1995
IEEE Standard for Boot (Initialization Configuration) Firmware: Bus Supplement for IEEE 896 (Futurebus+(R))

Standard No.

IEEE Std 1275.4-1995

Release Date

1996

Published By

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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IEEE Std 1275.4-1995

Scope

Withdrawn Standard. Withdrawn Date: Jan 15, 2001. Firmware is the read-only-memory (ROM)-based software that controls a computer between the time it is turned on and the time the primary operating system takes control of the machine. Firmware's responsibilities include testing and initializing the hardware, determining the hardware configuration, loading (or booting) the operating system, and prov...

IEEE Std 1275.4-1995 history

• 1996 IEEE Std 1275.4-1995 IEEE Standard for Boot (Initialization Configuration) Firmware: Bus Supplement for IEEE 896 (Futurebus+(R))