Eddy Thilleman wrote to Linda Proulx on 11-12-1999

ET> LP> Yes it does.  The DOS unit is AMI 1989 & according to Warp unleashed
ET> LP> the minimum date is somewhere in 1990.
ET> 
ET> I've here the book "OS/2 Warp Unleashed DeLuxe Edition" (3rd
ET> edition) publisher SAMS PUBLISHING ISBN 0-672-30545-3
ET> 
ET> I can't find any notion of a statement like "the AMI BIOS 
ET> must have a date somewhere in 1990 to support OS/2" in this 
ET> book. Please tell where I can find it in this book if it's 
ET> in there.

In all fairness, there was a significant problem with the AMD (not
AMI) BIOS on their keyboard controller chips back in the 2.0/2.1 days. 
Prior to something like rev F were problems.  Also, early versions of
the Phoenix BIOS as well as certain levels of the AWARD BIOS set were 
noted in readme's and install instructions (as well as here)  as being
problems.  All this was pre-Warp, tho, as best as I can recall.

Will Honea 
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