Subject: ATARI: boot preference bits for Linux and NetBSD
To: None <linux-m68k@phil.uni-sb.de>
From: Waldi Ravens <waldi@moacs.indiv.nl.net>
List: port-atari
Date: 11/04/1995 08:04:06 
Merhaba,

While working on a bootstrap loader for NetBSD/Atari, I reckoned
it might be nice to remain compatible with TOS and ASV. So I asked
Eric Smith if it would be possible to reserve boot preference bit
0x20 for NetBSD. Eric agreed and suggested to reserve 0x10 for
Linux/Atari. So the reserved boot preference bits are now:

	0x80	TOS
	0x40	ASV
	0x20	NetBSD
	0x10	Linux

There's three bits left for three more operating systems. :-)


Regards,
Waldi