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Jun 21, 2019 at 1:53 comment added GothAlice A nicely complete answer, missing one particularly interesting historical detail. EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) is primarily a mechanism to allow hardware manufacturers to build devices (i.e. PCI cards or other peripherals) that will work in many host systems. To allow them to define configuration, as well as firmware (controller software) in a portable or universal way. It's ultimately a second, far more successful attempt at Open Firmware, a.k.a. "Sun OpenBoot", as used on PowerPC Macintoshes.
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Jun 20, 2019 at 22:52 comment added barlop @TomMilberg thanks. I will be making my answer even better as I have done some more digging and am doing some more digging. The reality is a lot simpler so that's good news.. The author of that article has some misconceptions and has overcomplicated it incorrectly. I have just added a note based on the research I have done so far. I think you will understand it.
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Jun 20, 2019 at 16:49 vote accept Tom Milberg
Jun 20, 2019 at 16:49 comment added Tom Milberg Thanks. You are the only person which understood what I exactly asked. Your post is too detailed, the last part was what I needed. I didn't understand everything you say but I don't think I'll find a better answer.
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