• atomicbocks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    40·
    2 days ago

    I have a 486 with a mouse driven BIOS…

    Edit: Here is a screenshot I found online that looks like the one I have (note the 1994 copyright at the top):

    Mouse driven BIOS GUI from a mid 90s PC.

    • lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de
      19·
      2 days ago

      The BIOS on some old Thinkpads has a bird flapping its wings as a mouse cursor.

      My 560X from 1998 has one of those BIOSes, too.

      • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        2 days ago

        lol, in this case ‘update’ would require physically replacing the ROM chip on the motherboard. Sometimes they were nice enough to make it a socketed chip.

        • Gork@sopuli.xyz
          7·
          2 days ago

          At least the attack surface is super small right now. Probably not many viruses out in the wild targeting 486s.