This article at CNET reports that Intel has begun talking about replacing the BIOS used in PC-type systems with something Intel calls “EFI,” which stands for Extensible Firmware Interface . . .

” . . . EFI is a tiny operating system in its own right, freed from the constraints of the BIOS. The first difference people will see is in the splash screen, the display the PC shows when first turned on. Unlike the BIOS, EFI supports high-resolution displays. Likewise, it can run with a proper graphical user interface, rather than the blocky text-only interface. EFI also has its own networking, so it can be used for remote diagnostics . . .”

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