> > > > Have you ever installed NetBSD on a PC using a terminal that did not have
> > > > line-drawing characters?
> > > I did, over a serial console.
> > Did you have to take special steps, or is this in the generic install
> > kernel on the boot floppy images at netbsd.org?
> 
> With the generic kernel, you just need to change the boot block.
> 
> > How does it know which
> > serial port to use, or does it use all of them at once?
> 
> the boot block has hooks to find which serial port is connected; it can also
> be hardwired in the bootblock.

That is neat!

Ben