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From: ellis@nova.gmi.edu (Stew Ellis)
Subject: Re: 386BSD.EXE - Let DOS handle booting?
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References: <C0q94w.48p@NeoSoft.com> <id.QJNW._89@ferranti.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:24:25 GMT
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peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
>In article <C0q94w.48p@NeoSoft.com> karl@NeoSoft.com (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
>> Hey, how about making the second stage boot, say Julian's loader, an
>> executable DOS program?
>This is what Plan 9 does. I was at first repelled and disgusted, but on
>reflection it sounds like a really nice idea. It would resolve the Compaq
>boot problem, it would resolve the problem of video boards that require
>magic DOS configuration programs, it would resolve the "how do I boot
>386BSD on a second controller" problem, and so on.
>Plus, it'd make it easier to hack around with the boot sequence. You could
>build a new boot program without worrying about making your system non-
>bootable. You could give it arguments
> bootbsd boot-options where init-options
> bootbsd as1a:386bsd.old
> bootbsd -large wd0a
> bootbsd -debug fd0a
>--
>Peter da Silva `-_-'
>Ferranti International Controls Corporation 'U`
>Sugar Land, TX 77487-5012 USA
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But is MSDOS as powerful an OS as the forth boot monitor on a Sun SPARC?
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