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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 09:53:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
To: Francisco Reyes <reyesf@super.zippo.com>
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Subject: Re: Why bootup message doesn't stay longer? (2.2.5)
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sorry for the previous message, I though you meant teh KERNEL 
boot messages..


On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Francisco Reyes wrote:

> Once I got 2.2.5 I was pleasantly surprised by the new bootup
> message. However, I find it does not stay on long enough.
> 
> I think a better approach is to have a longer time and have an option
> to press a key to turn off the timer for this time.
> 
> The reasons behind this is that new users would be the ones reading
> that first page. The current amount of time is too little for a new
> comer to look at the info displayed.
> 
>