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From: dirk@dksoft.incom.de (Dirk Koeppen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals
Subject: Re: diskless UNIX
Keywords: diskless UNIX
Message-ID: <1442@dksoft.incom.de>
Date: 6 Dec 90 18:08:43 GMT
References: <6827@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Organization: Koeppen EDV-Beratung, D-6050 Offenbach, Germany
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wingo@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Dave Wingo) writes:
> I am looking for information about diskless implications for the UNIX
> operating system. This would include thoughts on booting(rarp,bootp,tftp,...?)
> , transition for boot to actually running the loaded kernel, and more
> importantly swap, root dev considerations and other things I have yet
> to consider.

I've seen a diskless AT&T System V/386 Rel. 4 at Nixdorf in Berlin (Germany).
They use a MS-DOS TCP/IP BOOT-PROM to download a secondary bootstrap loader
which then downloads the kernel via TFTP and installs NFS.

They best way to contact them is via FAX:

	Nixdorf MPE GmbH
	Attn: Mr. Axel Lindeblatt
	FAX +49 30 4607-2505

cu,
dirk
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