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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:14740 comp.os.386bsd.development:2487 comp.os.386bsd.bugs:2452 comp.os.386bsd.apps:1375 comp.os.386bsd.questions:12714 comp.os.386bsd.misc:3415 comp.os.os2.programmer.misc:12598 comp.os.linux.development:14121 comp.os.minix:24108 comp.os.mach:4154 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:6990 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.bugs,comp.os.386bsd.apps,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.programmer.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.minix,comp.os.mach,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!hookup!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sun4nl!rnzll3!sys3.pe1chl!rob From: rob@pe1chl.ampr.org (Rob Janssen) Subject: Re: Report on SVNET: Bill Jolitz's Talk; Mind Overload. Reply-To: pe1chl@rabo.nl Organization: PE1CHL Message-ID: <CurvLE.9pA@pe1chl.ampr.org> References: <jmonroyCuq5J1.Fy8@netcom.com> <MIB.94Aug18102735@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <Cur2uA.9EI@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 08:00:50 GMT Lines: 24 In <Cur2uA.9EI@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Dave Tweten) writes: >The final revelation to me was how he planned for users to boot directly >off the CD, with no need for a boot floppy. The actual scheme is: > 1. Have an Adaptec 154xy SCSI controler, for all values of x and y. > Also have a Mitsumi CD drive. > 2. Boot DOS. > 3. Mount the CD under DOS and run a "boot 386BSD" program off the CD. >Not quite as mysterious and awe inspiring as the first story I heard on >the net. Well, well... But we had an inspiring discussion about the possibility and practicality of this "booting from CD" anyway :-) Rob -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rob Janssen | AMPRnet: rob@pe1chl.ampr.org | | e-mail: pe1chl@rabo.nl | AX.25 BBS: PE1CHL@PI8UTR.#UTR.NLD.EU | -------------------------------------------------------------------------