meaning of firewire
1. FireWire High Performance Serial Bus fireworks mode The mode a machine is sometimes said to be in when it is performing a crash and burn operation. [Jargon File] Firmware Software stored in read-only memory ROM or programmable ROM PROM. Easier to change than hardware but harder than software stored on disk. Firmware is often responsible for the behaviour of a system when it is first switched on. A typical example would be a "monitor" program in a microcomputer which loads the full operating system from disk or from a network and then passes control to it. firmy stiffy first class module
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