Re: Motherboard design specifically for Linux
Florian Lohoff (flo@quit.mediaways.net)
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 17:36:00 +0100
On Thu, Oct 22, 1998 at 12:32:29PM +0100, Simon Kenyon wrote:
> On 22-Oct-98 Florian Lohoff wrote:
> > Dont make it special ... Why not speaking zmodem on the serial port
> > by 9600 ... then it takes a bit of downloading the kernel but
> > you can do it with any terminal program - Attach a small Notebook
> > load code reboot and there you are again.
>
> i suppose so
> but requiring two machines to upgrade the prom does not seem like a good idea
> it would not be a problem for me - but can you imagine people for whom this
> machine is their *only* machine
> i only had one machine for many years
This was just for Desaster recovery as i read in the Mail before - So
the need for 2 Machines in an emergency case is not that bad
Flo
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