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From: paul@actrix.gen.nz (Paul Gillingwater)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: ISC dual boot
Message-ID: <1991Mar04.064643.21591@actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 4 Mar 91 06:46:43 GMT
References: <1991Feb25.210428.4566@world.std.com>
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
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Comment-To: wmandrus@world.std.com

In article <1991Feb25.210428.4566@world.std.com> wmandrus@world.std.com (WayneM) writes:
> I'd like to verify something about ISC before I buy. I was told the
> a dual boot option was *not* part of ISC's package unlike SCO's.
> This sounds strange considering that ISC allows mounting of DOS
> partitions as well as access via VP/ix. So, can you or can't you have
> DOS and ISC Unix partitions coexist on the same drive with a boot
> option at power-up??

We did this through our BIOS.  Yes, it's possible if your BIOS let's
you specify the controller and partition to boot from.
-- 
Paul Gillingwater, paul@actrix.gen.nz