On 16-Nov-98 shsrms spoke unto us all:
#  How long does it take to boot a multia from floppy, is this on the order
#  of seconds, tens of seconds, minutes?
#  

It takes about 3-5 minutes.. but I dont recall it ever stopping like you
described..

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Tim Rightnour  -  root@garbled.net
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