In message <20030628150930.C78367B4D@berkshire.research.att.com>, Steve Bellovi
n writes:
>I asked this question a couple of years ago but didn't pursue it.  I 
>now have a more urgent need for an answer:  how do I build a bootable, 
>*non-install* NetBSD CD for i386?

The answer is to use NetBSD Live.  There's a .iso for 1.6 in
ftp://iso.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/iso/1.6; it includes instructions
on how to build your own.  I haven't tried it yet; I intend to.
My thanks to all who replied, especially those who pointed me
to NetBSD Live.