Isn't there a way...(I have some old fuzzy memories about about this)
to  pull a jumper that kills the 3/50's video hardware?  I think I read 
it in a hardware manual somewhere.  Anyone know more?
Thanks,
--Ben

On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Gordon W. Ross wrote:

> > Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 08:55:12 -0500 (EST)
> > From: der Mouse  <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
> [...]
> > Why does the kernel have to be loaded entirely below the hole?  Even if
> > it has to be physically contiguous, every -3/50 has at least three megs
> > above the hole, no?
> 
> Technically, you could build a kernel with a funny link map that
> puts blank space where the BW frame buffer is, but as a practical
> matter, poor old 3/50 boxes don't want such a big kernel anyway.
> 
> Another easier way to deal with this is use LKMs, because after
> the kernel is booted, the VM knows how to avoid the video.
> 
> Given those points, I'm not motivated to make it possible to
> boot (initial) kernel images larger than 1MB on the 3/50.
> 
>