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From: rwa@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Ross Alexander)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: How to use a hard disk with Minix
Message-ID: <1317@atha.AthabascaU.CA>
Date: 15 Dec 89 15:28:11 GMT
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In article <1727@bruce.OZ> cechew@bruce.OZ (Earl Chew) writes:
>No, you're missing the my point. Booting off the hard disk is *not* a funny
>setup. Requiring a floppy to boot off the hard disk *is* a funny setup. Just
>count how many commercial machines require you to put a floppy in to boot off
>the hard disk!

Our VAX 11/780 and 11/785 machines won't boot without their console
floppies.  The 11/785 wants two of them.  Yes, it _is_ a crock ;-)

	Ross