Re: bootxx needs to fit within 0th track of MBR partition?

To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: bootxx needs to fit within 0th track of MBR partition?
From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:57:18 +0200

On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 05:51:38AM -0400, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> Please don't drop floppies altogether.  I *recently* put together a
> Pentium system specifically to dual-boot MSDOS and NetBSD for the
> express purpose of manipulating FM and MFM-encoded floppies for ancient
> systems.  I'm perfectly fine dropping the 1.2M floppies, I guess (said
> system's 5.25' drive is double-density).  Happy to install from 1.44M
> disks, don't want to install from optical.

OK - cool and fun usage!

Martin
P.S.: and that is a nice usage of dual-boot

References:
- bootxx needs to fit within 0th track of MBR partition?
  - From: Rin Okuyama
- Re: bootxx needs to fit within 0th track of MBR partition?
  - From: Martin Husemann
- Re: bootxx needs to fit within 0th track of MBR partition?
  - From: Jason Thorpe

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