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From: michael@resonex.com (Michael Bryan)
Subject: Re: Report on SVNET: Bill Jolitz's Talk; Mind Overload.
Message-ID: <1994Aug19.144437.26982@resonex.com>
Organization: Resonex Holding Corporation, Fremont CA
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Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 14:44:37 GMT
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Dave Tweten <tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov> wrote:
>
>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.

Isn't that special...  Frankly, I'll take a boot floppy, thankyouverymuch.

>Not quite as mysterious and awe inspiring as the first story I heard on
>the net.

Wasn't that from our dear friend J*s*s M*nr*y, who claimed to be privy
to some of the deep dark secrets?

Are you surprised?

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