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Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers (Users)

posted by RayeR , CZ, 06.10.2011, 00:49

> even today and we have no reason to upgrade DOS machine to more robust
> hardware than lets say Pentium III class computer because it is more than
> sufficient power for DOS programs.

Yes if you have dedicated DOS machine and some KVM switch. But I rather like to have one universal PC that can boot multiple OS. But this is not that I wanted discus in my 1st post.

> I think that UEFI secure boot will be only on notebooks but on desktops
> will be BIOS much more configurable.

Secure boot is feature of all UEFI >some version. It only depends if there will be option to turn it off - customization of SETUP made by OEMs. I hope most of generic HW allow it but not sure about some marks like dell, hp, intel (often used in companies)...

> Notebooks are for teenagers and as we
> say in Czech rep. for BFUs (in english: JOU - Johny, ordinary user).
> Desktops are for productive people and for people interested in computers.

Notebooks for BFU? What about technicians who are driving around and setting/fixing various devices in the field (sometimes communicating with old machines that requires specific DOS control SW)?
BTW few days ago I was looking again for notebooks with real COM & LPT ports. There are still exist such ones - 2 models from Fujitsu (one with num.keypad - awesome :) and some from Toshiba but all only with 1 COM, no LPT. I need LPT e.g. for my SPIPGM or AVR, x51, EPROM programming, printer ETC. So probably best I can get is older Fujitsu Lifebook E8420 with C2D and both ports, unfortunately it's quite bigger - 36x26cm than my EVO n600c...

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Complete thread:

• Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - RayeR, 05.10.2011, 18:04 (Users)
  • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - RayeR, 05.10.2011, 18:15
  • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - Laaca, 05.10.2011, 20:08
    • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - RayeR, 06.10.2011, 00:49
      • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - bretjohn, 07.10.2011, 23:16
        • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - RayeR, 11.10.2011, 10:24
          • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - marcov, 11.10.2011, 13:21
            • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - RayeR, 12.10.2011, 02:48
              • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - Rugxulo, 13.10.2011, 22:11
                • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - RayeR, 14.10.2011, 18:00
                  • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - Rugxulo, 16.10.2011, 20:47
                  • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - marcov, 16.10.2011, 22:30
                    • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - Rugxulo, 17.10.2011, 01:27
          • Win8 enforce UEFI secure boot on designed for Win8 computers - bretjohn, 11.10.2011, 16:58