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2005-10-04

2005-10-04

Tran, Philip B. (Department: 2155)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Network computer configuring

C709S222000, C709S206000, C713S001000, C713S002000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06952725

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a system of checking email count at boot time wherein the BIOS in the computing system includes a means to communicate with the network adapter, a means to access the said remote email server through network during the boot up process using said network adapter, a means to download the email count for the current user from the remote email server on said network, and a means to display the email count for the current user in a defined format on the display of said computing system. The invention also provides a method and computer program product in respect of the above system.

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