Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!uwmcsd1!lakesys!gryphon!richard From: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: *.ware Message-ID: <971@gryphon.CTS.COM> Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 03:07:04 EDT Article-I.D.: gryphon.971 Posted: Fri Jul 17 03:07:04 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 13:13:41 EDT Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, Ca. Lines: 10 Keywords: Firmware Hardware and software were obvious, but I always thought that firmware was software in a PROM. I have however heard quite a few engineers/managers/head- hunters refer to it as any software, whether or not it was in RAM or ROM, that "runs the machine", whether it was a copier or a motor controller or a disk drive...whatever. -- Richard Sexton INTERNET: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM UUCP: {akgua, hplabs!hp-sdd, sdcsvax, ihnp4, nosc}!crash!gryphon!richard