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From: car@trux.UUCP (Chris Rende)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.pyramid
Subject: Re: bind 4.8 under OSx 4.4c
Summary: How is floppy used to boot?
Message-ID: <209@trux.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jul 89 21:22:36 GMT
References: <76807@pyramid.pyramid.com> <2061@ginosko.samsung.com> <76854@pyramid.pyramid.com>
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In article <76854@pyramid.pyramid.com>, csg@pyramid.pyramid.com (Carl S. Gutekunst) writes:
> >Who ever heard of booting from Floppy?
> 
> What would you suggest? You can't do the IMPL from hard disk, unless we had
> a dedicated disk just for the SSP. DEC used an HP catridge, although those
> proved to be more expensive and less reliable than a simple 5" floppy. The
> tape is also inappropriate for automatic dumping of hardware diagnostics.

Does the boot process require that floppy to be present?

If so it's a scary thought. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
I'd be very uncomfortable knowing that my mightly mega-$$$$$ Unix box could
be rendered useless by a missing or blown 50 cent floppy.

car.
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