MEM 0040h:00BCh - 1993 Phoenix 486 BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. 1.03 PCI - CPU(Central Processing Unit) The microprocessor which executes programs on your computer. TYPE/MASK REVISION Size: WORD Desc: the high byte contains the CPU(Central Processing Unit) The microprocessor which executes programs on your computer. type, the low byte the mask revision (stepping level), as reported to the BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. in DX by the CPU(Central Processing Unit) The microprocessor which executes programs on your computer. at startup SeeAlso: INT 15/AH=C9h