> > maybe some /bin/special-root-shell and /sbin/init static and this shell
> > would contain lots of stuff in one file. and it would NOT be used in
> > normal work.
> 
> I've always thought we should install the crunched sysinst stuff (say,
> in /stand) and let people use that for such recovery if it ever happens.
exactly!!! just with the one-big-binary having some more compiled than on
diskette.