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From: iwarner@aero.axion.bt.co.uk (Ivan Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Networked PC (without hard disc)
Message-ID: <1990Mar6.180320.28421@axion.bt.co.uk>
Date: 6 Mar 90 18:03:20 GMT
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Organization: British Telecom Research Labs
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Organisation: British Telecom Research Labs, Martlesham Heath, IPSWICH UK


	I am trying out a PC configuration whereby the PC has no hard disc,
but gets all of its stuff from a networked disc. The floppy drive is used to
boot up MS-DOS & PC-NFS initially, and then (it is hoped), the network drive(s)
should take over. I am using Sun PC-NFS for this purpose - this allows the
PC to be served by Unix NFS servers.

	If anybody has tried a similar thing, I'd appreciate tales of woe, or
words of wisdom, etc.

	I also have encountered one problem: when exiting from MicroSoft Word,
the beast insists on reading COMMAND.COM from the floppy drive (A:) from whence
it was booted. I need to tell it to look on the network drive, but NOT when
first booting up. When powering up command.com, autoexec & config.sys are
all read from a system floppy. This also contains code to boot up & log in to
PC-NFS. Once this has been done, all interaction should be with the networked
drives.

	Any help or advice appreciated.

	Ivan Warner
	British Telecom Research Labs
	Martlesham Heath
	Ipswich
	UK