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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
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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
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