Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think!samsung!munnari.oz.au!kaukau.comp.vuw.ac.nz!lloyd From: L.Parkes@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Lloyd Parkes) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: Bootlace/Shoelace Message-ID: Date: 2 May 90 23:50:19 GMT References: <2477@crash.cts.com> <2113@bruce.OZ> Sender: news@comp.vuw.ac.nz (News Admin) Organization: Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Lines: 15 In-Reply-To: cechew@bruce.OZ's message of 2 May 90 05:18:49 GMT > The bit about the the floppy drive motor not turning off. The answer is quite simple (I just hope I'm right :-). Shoelace loads Minix using the BIOS, the BIOS leaves the motor running for 2s. In that 2s Minix starts up. The BIOS no longer has control of the floppy so it doesn't turn the motor off and Minix didn't turn the motor on, so it doesn't turn the motor off either. Lloyd -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lloyd Parkes | This space intentionally left blank lloyd@comp.vuw.ac.nz | Disclaimer: There is no such word as 'gullible' ------------------------------------------------------------------------