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Date:      Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:05:32 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Rik Schneider <rik@deranged.schneider.org>
Cc:        "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: New drivers and install floppy space 
Message-ID:  <199812060805.AAA03309@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:00:28 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812052358330.16755-100000@susanna.deranged.schneider.org> 

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> On Sat, 5 Dec 1998, David O'Brien wrote:
> 
> > > This limitation is not that major as most current BIOSes support the
> > > 2.8 format.
> > 
> > Current maybe.. but I think you underestimate the number of older
> > machines people install FreeBSD on.
> >  
> 
> I should probably have stated that as most BIOSes that support El Torito
> (bootable cdrom) also understand the 2.88M floppy format.

The "support" is often shared between eg. a SCSI controller and the 
system BIOS proper. 

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