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Subject: Boot PROM for NI5210.
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Date: 20 Jun 88 14:26:00 GMT
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 >There may be others (someone here thinks
 >Novell can, too), but I think they're all based on private LAN packages.


>Yes, Novell can, but the interface card needs to have a PROM socket
>that conforms to IBM's definition for extending BIOS.  The Micom 5210
>card has NO such socket.  The 3c501 does (it's called MEMORY on my card).

>Brad Davis

This is not strictly true, if you put a prom in one of the Basic sockets or
other rom socket on the mother board you can accomplish the same thing (at
least with Novell.)

Therefore you could do a boot prom for any card by using the mother board
sockets when the interface does not have one.
     -Al Marshall, Proteon