I went to try and install netbsd 1.6 on a pentium computer.
I created the boot1.fs and boot2.fs floppies.  
I put boot1 in the computer, it loaded fine.
I put boot2 in the computer, it loaded 23131+12313 fine, 
(not those exact numbers, but basically the same)
 and then promptly rebooted before getting into sysinst. (No `Do you want
to reboot now', no blue screen flash, just finish loading from the floppy
and reboot.) 
It is probably not the floppies since I tried two sets of floppies and 
both had the exact same behavior.  Later I tested one of the sets on 
a different computer, it got into sysinst fine.
It is probably not that specific computer since the same thing happened 
on an identical computer in the same computer lab.
I was able to boot linux 2.0.x from a floppy fine on that computer.

Any ideas as to where to go from here?

-- 
Josh