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From: del@fnx.UUCP (Dag Erik Lindberg)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Wanted: boot-switch UNIX/DOS (I have it)
Message-ID: <797@fnx.UUCP>
Date: 25 Nov 90 19:15:04 GMT
References: <7221@uklirb.informatik.uni-kl.de> <2347@sixhub.UUCP>
Reply-To: del@fnx.UUCP (Dag Erik Lindberg)
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In article <2347@sixhub.UUCP> davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>In article <7221@uklirb.informatik.uni-kl.de> moeller@informatik.uni-kl.de (Henning Moeller AG Hagen) writes:
>
>| I am looking for a boot-switcher to choose booting from either DOS or UNIX
   .....
>  This is a "quality of implementation" issue in the UNIX. The SCO
   .....
>  You find it and I'll post it.

Ok, I have this running on my 386 running Unix/DOS.  It is a boot sector
replacement that allows you to choose between dos and unix at boot time.
There are two versions, because if you use one of the partition managers
(such as Disk Manager) they use part of the boot sector and must not be
stomped on.  The difference in the two versions is that one has a menu
and allows unattended auto-boot of the desired partition.  The other one
cannot auto-boot, there must always be an operator to select the
partition.  The program allows you to save your existing boot sector and
try either of the programs.  If there is a problem with the auto-boot
version for example, you can re-load without losing your partitions.

This program runs under Unix (if you haven't got Unix, you don't really
need it, eh?), is in source form.  I *really* appreciate having it.
I don't know where the appropriate place to post it would be: since it
runs on Unix, and isn't binary, c.b.i.p. seems like a strange place to
put it.  Since it is only usefull if you are running multiple OS, putting
it in c.s.u. doesn't seem right either.  I got it out of comp.unix.sysv386
a month or so ago.  If I got it off the net, is it fair to put it back
on the net without checking with the author?

Give feedback, and I will do what seems appropriate.


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