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Date:      Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:18:34 +0930 (CST)
From:      "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: question
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980828171834.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <199808280020.AAA02025@word.smith.net.au>

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On 28-Aug-98 Mike Smith wrote:
> > OK.. hmm.. does the new stuff boot intel boxes yet? :)
>  a.out kernels from floppy only.  The only stumbling block with other 
>  disks is the biosdisk : major/minor numbering mapping.  Getting it 
>  "right" on old systems is still impossible, and getting it "right" on 
>  new (EDD 3) systems leads to some new and even more subtle quirks. 8(
May you defeat the Evil Empire(tm) in your quest for a better OS.. =)

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