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From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
Subject: Re: 386BSD + LINIX + GNU + X11R5 on CDROM - let us know what you want!
Message-ID: <id.F2UV.6YJ@ferranti.com>
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
References: <ByM6vo.C8C@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Dec2.055049.24923@tfs.com> <1992Dec11.225241.1941@nb.rockwell.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 18:15:37 GMT
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In article <1992Dec11.225241.1941@nb.rockwell.com> wade@nb.rockwell.com (Wade Guthrie) writes:
> The Linux cd-rom drivers may support this already, but if you don't already
> HAVE Linux up and running on your system, the point is moot. I would not
> like to see the Rockridge extensions, 'cause then I wouldn't be able to
> load Linux from the CD on a system that currently has only DOS.
I don't see that this follows. Aren't they supposed to be backwards compatible
with 9960?
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