> I've started accumulating bits for a new BSD or unix machine
> already, but I'll probably have to try it on one of our
> existing machines first, and sadly that means using an ATA
> drive.  Does NetBSD have to boot from a partition that lays
> within the legendarily stupid 1024 cylinder boundry?  Will
> this depend on my firmware?

That depends on your BIOS.  If your BIOS supports LBA it should be fine.

Ben