Topic: Difference between software and firmware?

Anonymous A started this discussion 7 years ago #84,295

Well?

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #968,740

real question is difference between firmware and hardware

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 6 minutes later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #968,756

firmware is embedded software that controls hardware

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Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 35 seconds later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #968,757

boner quotient

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 7 years ago, 7 seconds later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #968,758

@968,756 (C)
Osn’t That all software though? MS Word controls my hard drive to an extent.

Anonymous B replied with this 7 years ago, 27 seconds later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #968,759

im so placcid rn

Anonymous C replied with this 7 years ago, 33 seconds later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #968,760

@968,758 (A)
No. Don't be so autistic.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #968,761

Does get murky. Once upon a time firmware was not updateable. When it is, which is usually the case now, software changes to the firmware makes the term murky.

Anonymous E double-posted this 7 years ago, 1 minute later, 12 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #968,764

@968,758 (A)
> MS Word controls my hard drive to an extent
No - I think you mean MS Word uses your hard drive - as in MS Word as a program, resides in your hard drive.

Minichan