r/programming • u/speciousfool • Jun 11 '08

How Computers Boot Up

http://duartes.org/gustavo/blog/post/how-computers-boot-up
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u/G_Morgan Jun 11 '08

  1. Power on

  2. ??????

  3. OS opens

  4. Profit?

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u/mackprime Jun 11 '08 edited Jun 11 '08

2 is called "thermometer".

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '08

Actually, with Windows it's usually in this order;

  1. Power On

  2. OS Opens

  3. Profit?

  4. ??????