Who are the makers of most of the BIOS's?

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Dituni
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Just wondering.
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Phoenix with Award Software
AMI - American Megatrends Inc
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The most common brands are: AMI, Award and Phoenix.

Award Modular BIOS,
v4.50PG - Award Software Int'l.,
v4.51PG - Award Software Int'l.,
v4.60PGMA - Award Software Int'l.,
v6.00PG/PGM - Award Software Int'l., - newer versions: Phoenix Technologies, LTD

Award Medallion BIOS,
v6.0 - Award Software Int'l., - however, it seems that the core was originally developed by both Award and Phoenix.

Phoenix BIOS,
all versions: Phoenix Technologies, LTD

AMIBIOS,
all versions: American Megatrends, Inc.

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In the early 90's AMI was most used, but after a few WinBIOS releases that didn't turn out very well, Award became the dominating brand.
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