timmyhawky
-_-
what is a bios?
i am not asking for bioses.
sorry for my bad english
thx
i am not asking for bioses.
sorry for my bad english
thx
question
- Thread starter timmyhawky
- Start date
smcd
Active member
BIOS stands for Basic Input Output Subsystem. It is a software item that is put onto "chips" that make hardware useful. It provides a higher layer of interaction with the hardware and controls/regulates it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS
by the way, Why's this in General n64 discussion?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS
by the way, Why's this in General n64 discussion?
OP
timmyhawky
-_-
- Thread Starter
- #3
but why are those too for emu's???
and why are those illegal???
and what can u do with it on a emu???
please don't use too hard 2 understand words, my english isn't good.
thx
and why are those illegal???
and what can u do with it on a emu???
please don't use too hard 2 understand words, my english isn't good.
thx
Agozer
16-bit Corpse | Moderator
Like it was said before, BIOs is a program that interacts with the hardware and provides a layer for the hardware to interact with the game respectively.
The reason why BIOS files are illegal to distribute is the simple fact that the BIOs is a program that was made by someone. Therefore, the copyright holder is that someone (whether it's Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft etc.)
Emulator authors won't add full BIOS emulation into emulators because it would be illegal since their emulator would hold copyrighted material. Instead, they shift the legal responsibility to the user (as it is with rom images and CD images).
The reason why BIOS files are illegal to distribute is the simple fact that the BIOs is a program that was made by someone. Therefore, the copyright holder is that someone (whether it's Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft etc.)
Emulator authors won't add full BIOS emulation into emulators because it would be illegal since their emulator would hold copyrighted material. Instead, they shift the legal responsibility to the user (as it is with rom images and CD images).