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From: padgett%tccslr.dnet@uvs1.orl.mmc.com (A. Padgett Peterson)
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Subject: Re: PREVENTION of Drive A: boots - Suggestions Please (PC)
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Date: 26 Apr 91 19:23:33 GMT
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>From:    davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr)
>  All you need is a switch the BIOS can read to disable trying the
>boot on A:.

First you need a BIOS that will read the switch (hardware again - best
but most expensive answer). The programming is trivial but production
is the hard part (ps a ROM extention is easy & uses the stock BIOS,
for maintenance/resale, just remove it & you have a "normal" PC.

                                   Warmly, Padgett