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From: "Ron G. Minnich" <rminnich@Sarnoff.COM>
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Subject: Re: splash-page on bootup.. 
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one option: suppose, on boot, assuming you have multiple consoles, you 
just put all the probe etc. messages on an alternate console. Minimum 
muss, and they're there if you want 'em. Make a device called 
/dev/windoze for default display console :-0)



ron