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The ENIAC did not have a BIOS as it was a vacuum tube-based computer from the 1940s.

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The thread discusses Alan Kay's response to a question about whether the ENIAC had a BIOS, referencing a Quora answer and a Hacker News post. It highlights a historical computing question and the expertise of Alan Kay in addressing it.

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The ENIAC did not have a BIOS as it was a vacuum tube-based computer from the 1940s.
Parent: TechnologyEntity: ENIACImpact: negativeDate: Sep 28, 2026Target: The existence of a BIOS in the ENIAC

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Alan Kay's answer to “Did the ENIAC have a BIOS”? | Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49870070
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Alan Kay's answer to “Did the ENIAC have a BIOS”? https://www.quora.com/Did-the-ENIAC-have-a-BIOS/answer/Alan-Kay-11 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49870070
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