Subject: Re: More VS2000 booting problems
To: Brian D Chase <brianc@carpediem.com>
From: Paul Evans <paule@shadowfax.martex.GEN.OH.US>
List: port-vax
Date: 05/30/1997 16:49:34
I think perhaps LILO is onw of the best boot loaders for a PC I've
ever run across. (Besides Solaris2.5's)
I think a sun3-style command line multi-OS bootloader w/ diagnostics
would be invaluable. (inc. some memory tests etc.)
just $0.02 worth
--
Paul Evans
technos@apk.net _ paule@martex.gen.oh.us
On Fri, 30 May 1997, Brian D Chase wrote:
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> On Fri, 30 May 1997, Oscar Oberg wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 May 1997, Brian D Chase wrote:
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> > > Oooh. Enhanced in what respect? Something like Linux's LILO?
> > LILO? Enhanced? You must be joking. :)
>
> Well okay, so I was at a loss in trying to figure out what an enhanced
> bootloader would provide. LILO is the one readily available bootloader
> I've got experience with. Besides it's not *that* bad.
>
> I did put some thought into what an enhanced bootloader could offer
> though: e-mail, newsreader, and web browser. Or perhaps just a web
> browser with e-mail and news incorporated into it.
>
> -brian.
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