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throw0101c ◴[] No.45656104[source]
Ah, Forth-as-BIOS. Memories of Sun SPARC (and Apple PowerPC):

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware

* https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Open_Firmware

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davidw ◴[] No.45656603[source]
No reference in those articles to the open firmware song? Pity...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Wyvb9GotM

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1. DonHopkins ◴[] No.45657645[source]

    : OpenFirmwareSong ( - ♬ )
        \ By Mitch Bradley.
        \ Sung to the tune of "The Flintstones".
        𝄞
        ." Firmware" cr
        ." Open Firmware" cr
        ." It's the appropriate technology," cr
        ." Features" cr
        ." FCode booting" cr
        ." Hierarchical DevInfo tree." cr
        ." Hack Forth" cr
        ." Using Emacs on the keys," cr
        ." Save in" cr
        ." NVRAM if you please." cr
        𝄒 cr
        ." With your" cr
        ." Open Firmware" cr
        ." You can fix the bugs in no time" cr
        ." Bring the kernel up in no time" cr
        ." We'll have an FCode time!" cr
        𝄒 cr
        \ Thank you and good night!
        reboot
    ;