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From: ACS_JAN@marvin.acc.uwrf.edu (John Nierengarten)
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Subject: PCs Which Don't Boot from the Floppy by Default (PC)
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Date: 5 Jun 91 16:20:00 GMT
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I have followed, with interest, the discussions on forcing PCs to boot
from devices other than the floppy drive, the main purpose being
containment of viruses.  Mention was made of several computers which
have a ROM BIOS which causes them to automatically boot from the hard
disk.

Does anyone know of any PCs, other than Zenith or Compaq, which have
this (boot from hard disk by default, even if a floppy is present) as
a standard feature?  Or, alternatively, which ROM BIOS products
support this technique?  I am in the process of acquiring new machines
for a student lab and have the opportunity to address the problem up
front.

Please send responses to my e-mail address below and I will summarize.

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