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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I love this list. I had no idea you could do that Gary, and now thanks to Google, I do. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Gillian, here’s a link I found. I hope it helps!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.windows-commandline.com/2011/03/wmic-bios-get-serial-number.html">http://www.windows-commandline.com/2011/03/wmic-bios-get-serial-number.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lea<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>_________________________________</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lea Rush</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Software and Documentation Specialist</span></i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Astoria-Pacific International</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.astoria-pacific.com">www.astoria-pacific.com</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:purple'><a href="http://www.a"><br></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ph: 800-536-3111</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>fax: 503-655-7367</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:lea@astoria-pacific.com">lea@astoria-pacific.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#99CC00'>Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#339966'>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º></span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY<br></span><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This communication is from Astoria-Pacific International and is intended to be confidential and solely for the use of the persons or entities addressed above. 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Thank you for your cooperation. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary Bankston<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 19, 2011 3:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> framers@lists.frameusers.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: OFF-TOPIC: PC BIOS Screen Capture Software<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>One of our software engineers, just now, viewed the BIOS using the Command Prompt and captured the image with Snag-it. Although he was clearly annoyed by my bothering him, he muttered to the effect "we do it all the time"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I have no idea what all those lines of code mean, so I stay far away. I'm content just being a user of software.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (<a href="mailto:Syed.Hosain@aeris.net">Syed.Hosain@aeris.net</a>) <<a href="mailto:Syed.Hosain@aeris.net">Syed.Hosain@aeris.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Hmmm … I did not know that Snagit worked on BIOS screens … (i.e., not when running <i>inside</i> Windows or MacOS for example).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Do you know for sure if it does that? If so, it would be quite awesome!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Z</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a href="mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com" target="_blank">framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com" target="_blank">framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gary Bankston<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com" target="_blank">framers@lists.frameusers.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: OFF-TOPIC: PC BIOS Screen Capture Software</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I use the Tech-Smith Snagit tool. Seems to work well.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>gb<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Flato, Gillian <<a href="mailto:gflato@nanometrics.com" target="_blank">gflato@nanometrics.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>This is off-topic but since you guys rock I’m hoping one of you has an answer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Does anyone know of software that allows you to capture the screen within the BIOS? Currently I use a digital camera and just take pictures of the monitor, but of course, those graphics are distorted and look like crap. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#01794C'>Thank you,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:blue'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#01794C'>Gillian Flato</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#01794C'>Senior Technical Writer (Software)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=ES style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#01794C'>nano</span><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#01794C'>metrics</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#01794C'>1550</span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0000A0'> </span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#01794C'>Buckeye Dr</span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0000A0'>.</span></b><span lang=ES> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#01794C'>Milpitas,</span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0000A0'> </span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#01794C'>CA.</span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0000A0'> </span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#01794C'>95035</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>(</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#01794C'><a href="tel:408.545.6316" target="_blank">408.545.6316</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Wingdings 2";color:black'>7</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#01794C'><a href="tel:408.232.5911" target="_blank">408.232.5911</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#01794C'>*</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT","serif";color:#01794C'><a href="mailto:gflato@nanometrics.com" target="_blank" title="blocked::mailto:gflato@nanometrics.com"><span style='color:#01794C'>gflato@</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#01794C'>nano</span><span style='color:#01794C'>metrics</span><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#01794C'>.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>