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From: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Bare Min. for Bootable Disk
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Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 12:00:34 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  5 12:00:34 1987
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>Can someone tell me what files have to be present on a bootable disk.
>I am only looking for the BARE MINIMUM.  I am not worried about any
>commands or anything; all I want to know is what is necessary to give me
>an open window with a CLI prompt?  I don't even care if a StartUp-Sequence

	INSTALL a blank floppy.  Walla.... a bootable disk, albeit a 
	blank one.  You get a default workbench with a default initial
	CLI and a default preferences.



>grinding I got a disk that wouldn't boot.  Am I doing something wrong?
>Do certain files (eg CLI) have to on certain sectors to boot?

	There are a couple of files which you probably want on the boot 
	disk, but as far as I know none of them are required.

						-Matt