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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards)
To: jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com (Joe Greco)
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> However, once AOS (IBM's 4.3BSD UNIX) was up and running,
> something cute happened:  UNIX started putting out the current load average
> on the POST display.  This tended to give a really warm fuzzy about what was
> happening (or not happening) on the box, and when you have a machine room
> with a dozen systems racked and stacked it would be nice to have it.

The LCD display on Dell boxes was programmed by the 386BSD 0.1 boot to
say something like "GO!!!".  I can't rememebr for sure.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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