Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 20:39:13 -0500 (EST) From: Bob K <melange@yip.org> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Geff Hanoian <boing@boing.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: [OT] DOS-in-ROM (was Re: fbsdboot.exe can't load elf kernels) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10001112034120.75753-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200001120137.RAA02138@mass.cdrom.com>
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Mike Smith wrote: > > I breifly examined building an embedded system and some of them only > > wanted to boot off a fat 16 partition with a "command.com" like thing. > > Didn't research it too much, but it didn't seem flexible enough to boot > > off of a boot/loader type thing. Sure PicoBSD works fine on a floppy with > > a normal intel box and the boot/loader stuff. > > I can fairly say that I have a reasonable amount of experience with > embedded systems, and I can't recall seeing anything like this in the > last ten or so years. > > You may have been looking at a system with layered software like > DOS-in-ROM, or possibly just something totally weird I guess. Just as an aside, I spent all day today using an 80286 laptop with DOS-in-ROM (running TeleMate off a floppy). Now this has got me wondering if PicoBSD would run on that thing... Bob <melange@yip.org> "I love signing autographs. I'll sign anything but veal cutlets. My ballpoint pen slips on veal cutlets." - Casey Stengel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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