Answer by myron-semack for Where was BIOS stored before ROM was invented?
In the earliest computers, there was a front panel with toggle switches to enter machine code to get it up and running so it could talk to the magnetic tape or punch...
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There's a very simple solution. ROM was invented first.From wikipedia: "The simplest type of solid state ROM is as old as semiconductor technology itself."Computers as early as the ENIAC used ROM to...
View ArticleAnswer by deleted_user for Where was BIOS stored before ROM was invented?
Eproms existed before magnetic media as far as I know, and eproms were what BIOS was stored in. And still are in more sophisticated form.
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