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- From: lewis@ais.org (David T. Lewis)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit
- Subject: Re: Booting DOS or Unix optionally from the same HD?
- Summary: Zenith used to do this in BIOS PROMS
- Message-ID: <Bzxr0I.DJD@ais.org>
- Date: 27 Dec 92 20:45:52 GMT
- References: <BzFnwF.6ox@leo.irv.icl.com> <1992Dec26.231830.2301@weyrich.UUCP>
- Organization: UMCC
- Lines: 22
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- In article <1992Dec26.231830.2301@weyrich.UUCP>
- uunet.uu.net!weyrich!orville writes:
- >In article <BzFnwF.6ox@leo.irv.icl.com> tim@leo.irv.icl.com (Tim Holdener)
- writes:
- >
- >>After installing Unix, the system always booted Unix from the
- >>hard disk. The only way I could boot DOS was to place a DOS boot
- >>diskette in the floppy drive. Does anyone know a method of
- >>configuring such a system to allow the option of booting either
- >>Unix or DOS from the same hard disk? I'm sure an appropriate
- >>BIOS would work, but can I buy such a PROM commercially?
- >
-
- . . .
-
- >I have never seen a BIOS that provides boot manager services -- although
- >I am sure that it could be done.
-
- My Zenith Z-241 (6MHz AT clone) provides this service in BIOS. I use it
- to boot either DOS or Microport System V/AT. It also permits booting
- from a partition on the second hard drive. I don't know if Zenith still
- supports this feature in current machines.
-