From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 11:33:23 PM UTC+8, Joe Monk wrote:   
   > > You seem to have called int 13h etc   
   > > a hal, and io.sys another bios.   
   > >   
   > > Are Hal and bios synonyms?   
   > >   
   > No.   
   >   
   > A bios is supplied by the hardware manufacturer. A HAL is part of the OS   
   Kernel. Windows, for instance, will not run on a PC without a HAL.   
   >   
   > UEFI is a bios replacement. That is why there are no legacy INT calls in it.   
   It is a completely new method of dealing with the CPU and hardware on the   
   motherboard. The big problem with bios is that it is only 16-bit.   
      
   The big problem with UEFI is that it is 64 bit   
   when my os and compiler are 32 bit as they   
   have been for 3 decades.   
      
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