Andrew Gillham writes:
> rvb@sicily.odyssey.cs.cmu.edu writes:
> > The problem being solved is "pcmcia problems" that mean that you can
> > not load the distribution and build your specialized kernel.
> 
> I don't agree with this statement.  If you are able to boot from a
> floppy diskette, why can you not install from it?

Because you can't get any network interfaces running so you can't
download the sets without floppy disks. Try installing NetBSD with
floppies some time and see how practical it is.

> Perhaps a good interim i386 solution would be for someone to build
> specific boot kernel/install floppies for these troublesome machines.

Since there are hundreds of such types of machines, this is not practical.

Perry