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From: "Bradley Dunn" <dunn@harborcom.net>
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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 20:43:28 -0500
Subject: Min. size of PROM for netboot?
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Hi, got a quick question.

Is an 8K PROM sufficient to hold the boot code? I assume it would be 
since the handbook says that the two files used for biosboot are 
installed in the first 8K of the slice. Or does a netboot require 
more "stuff"?

Bradley Dunn <dunn@harborcom.net>   HarborCom
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