cannedtuna@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoHow do you even pronounce UEFI?lemmy.imagisphe.reimagemessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1493arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1488arrow-down1imageHow do you even pronounce UEFI?lemmy.imagisphe.recannedtuna@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square119linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up69arrow-down2·12 hours agoI think BIOS has just morphed into meaning the firmware interface, nobody calls it UEFI. Everyone does indeed just say BIOS, which is okay. You can be more specific when it matters, which is basically never in the mass market.
minus-squareCapt. Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 hours agoLike asking for a bandaid. Everyone knows what you mean, and asking for one and getting a generic bandage isn’t going to matter.
I think BIOS has just morphed into meaning the firmware interface, nobody calls it UEFI. Everyone does indeed just say BIOS, which is okay. You can be more specific when it matters, which is basically never in the mass market.
Like asking for a bandaid. Everyone knows what you mean, and asking for one and getting a generic bandage isn’t going to matter.