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Re: legOS
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:26:04 GMT
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Eric Hodges <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote:
> Firmware is software. It doesn't matter if you burn software into ROM,
> store it on EPROM, store it as PAL settings, core memory values, etc.
> Software is software, and firmware is software.
Is this your opinion? Or do you have something to back this with?
-Kekoa
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: legOS
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| (...) I'll jump in here and take a shot. One definition of software vs firmware is that firmware talks directly to the hardware (setting bits in registers etc) while software doesn't. This is related to another possible definition that firmware is, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: legOS
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| (...) I'd have to disagree on this point. I write in assembler which manipulates register bits directly and is considered software. Firmware is simply software that does NOT reside on magnetic media. (...) Jim West NIC Team Lead MCI Worldcom (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: legOS
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| Firmware is software. It doesn't matter if you burn software into ROM, store it on EPROM, store it as PAL settings, core memory values, etc. Software is software, and firmware is software. (26 years ago, 30-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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