Subject: Re: More VS2000 booting problems
To: Brian D Chase <brianc@carpediem.com>
From: Paul Evans <paule@shadowfax.martex.GEN.OH.US>
List: port-vax
Date: 05/30/1997 16:49:34
I think perhaps LILO is onw of the best boot loaders for a PC I've
ever run across. (Besides Solaris2.5's)

I think a sun3-style command line multi-OS bootloader w/ diagnostics
would be invaluable. (inc. some memory tests etc.)

just $0.02 worth

--
	Paul Evans  
	technos@apk.net _ paule@martex.gen.oh.us

On Fri, 30 May 1997, Brian D Chase wrote:

> 
> On Fri, 30 May 1997, Oscar Oberg wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 May 1997, Brian D Chase wrote:
> 
> > > Oooh. Enhanced in what respect?  Something like Linux's LILO?
> > LILO? Enhanced? You must be joking. :)
> 
> Well okay, so I was at a loss in trying to figure out what an enhanced
> bootloader would provide.  LILO is the one readily available bootloader
> I've got experience with.  Besides it's not *that* bad.
> 
> I did put some thought into what an enhanced bootloader could offer
> though: e-mail, newsreader, and web browser.  Or perhaps just a web
> browser with e-mail and news incorporated into it.
> 
> -brian.
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