Hello Holger,

14 Nov 99 16:53, Holger Granholm wrote to Eddy Thilleman:

ET>> I can't find any notion of a statement like "the AMI BIOS must have
ET>> a date somewhere in 1990 to support OS/2" in this book. Please tell
ET>> where I can find it in this book if it's in there.

ET>> Neither can I find such a statement in the "User's Guide to OS/2
ET>> Warp 3" ..........

HG> Look in the Index for "AMI BIOS", it's there in the Warp 3 book.

on page 353 I found "AMI BIOS" in the index, it says page 198, so I look at
page 198 and read:

-------- begin quote --------------
Mouse and Keyboard Stop Working

If you have AMI BIOS, you might have an old version. Contact your computer
manufacturer for an updated BIOS level.
-------- end quote ----------------

Note the absence of a year, it just says "if you have an old version".

In the "Summary of Contents" I read on page xi:

Chapter 20. Special Hardware Considerations . . . . . . . .  299
........
Using Phoenix, AMI, or Micronics BIOS . . . . . . . . . . .  300
  Phoenix BIOS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  300
  AMI BIOS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  300
...etc...

on page 300 from "AMI BIOS" reading.....aha....the 1st alinea under "General
Rules" on page 301:

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If an IDE-type hard drive is installed, the date mmddyy should be 040990 or
later for use with any operating system, including DOS. Special timing
requirements of IDE drives were accommodated on the date noted.
--------- end quote ------------

HG> I won't give the page numbers because mine is printed in Denmark
HG> (in english) and who knows where your book is printed.

The back of my copy of the "User's Guide to OS/2 Warp" (about Warp 3 ofcourse) 
says "Printed in Denmark by Scanprint as, Viby J." so the page numbers in your 
copy should be the same as in my copy.

  Greetings   -=Eddy=-        email: eddy.thilleman@net.hcc.nl

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