Abstract: Wireless repeating apparatus are arranged so that a series of information items transmitted from either a portable wireless information terminal or an information processing apparatus are stored in an information storing unit. When transmission requests for the stored information are received from the portable wireless information terminals by an information transmitting/receiving unit, the stored information is read from the information storing unit, and transmitted by electromagnetic waves to the portable wireless information terminals.

Abstract: A radio information bulletin board includes an information transmitter and receiver. Receiving from a portable radio information terminal a request for transmitting stored display information, the information transmitter and receiver reads the display information from a display information storage element, and transmits by radio the display information that is read to the portable radio information terminal originating the transmission request. The portable radio information terminal acquires the display information on the radio information bulletin board in a more useful and precise manner than when taking notes of the displayed information or when memorizing the displayed information while watching the display information.

Abstract: There is provided with an information processing system capable of updating a basic input/output system (BIOS) programme without interrupting or stopping the operation of the system.The information processing system (41) comprises an update programme memory (48) and a BIOS update flag (50). The update programme memory (48) retains the contents stored therein after the electrical power to the information processing system (41) has been turned off. An update programme input arrangement supplies an update basic input/output system programme to the update programme memory (48) to write the programme thereinto while the operating system is in operation. The update programme input arrangement then sets the BIOS update flag (50). A system loading arrangement copies the update basic input/output system programme stored in the update programme memory (48) to a memory area of a main memory (44) when the BIOS update flag (50) is set upon loading the operating system (i.e.

Abstract: A symmetric multiprocessor system connecting a plurality of CPUs by a common bus initializes itself while defective CPUs are set aside to use only the remaining CPUs when the power is turned on, thereby maintaining the predetermined CPU numbers and giving a minimum influence with the existing software thereof. The multiprocessor system includes an identifier setting register to designate in a predetermined order the CPU numbers only to normal CPUs, and a reset controller to cut off the defective CPUs from the common bus. The multiprocessor system can automatically start re-setting up where the defective CPUs are detected during the processing of setting-up based on the time-out detection, can release an abnormal state of the hardware, and can control the setting-up processing in use of any CPU based on the level of a reset status input port and contents of a reset information register.