> Systems that support CD-ROM boot have features like this:
> at least 16 MB of RAM
> Pentium or later processor
> no XT disks
> better than color VGA
> no Microchannel
> no VLB or EISA (?)
> PnP BIOS features
> may have I2O
> may have CardBus
> There might be a few things wrong on that list, but exceptions
> should be rare. Don't pull out SIMMs to prove me wrong. :-)
One of my computers is a Compaq EISA system with an AMD 486dx4/100
processor, and a BIOS that allows boot from CD, so there's at least
two of the above that are faulty assumptions.
Add to that the fact that motherboards with flash BIOS exist that
support 486 processors upwards, and note that CD boot is a BIOS
feature, not a motherboard one, and your apparently nice clear
equation becomes extremely muddy...
Best wishes from Riley.
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| There is something frustrating about the quality and speed of Linux |
| development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, |
| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
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* ftp://ftp.MemAlpha.cx/pub/rhw/Linux
* http://www.MemAlpha.cx/kernel.versions.html
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