From: lukka@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Tuomas J Lukka) Subject: Re: What do you want in a boot disk (was Re: TAMU Installation of Linux Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1993 12:12:30 GMT
In article <9960@dirac.physics.purdue.edu> bcr@bohr.physics.purdue.edu (Bill C. Riemers) writes:
>In article <1993Apr22.164559.5996@bcsfse.ca.boeing.com> pannon@bcsfse.ca.boeing.com (Joe Pannon) writes:
>>I am not sure it's such a good idea to automatically install LILO as it
>>puts many people with "non-standard" configurations in a straight jacket.
>
>Speaking of booting, I've been working on a new boot disk based on Peters'
>a1.5, but with more features. I've added the basics that I consider
>essential such as "ed" and "man". And I've also have been rewritting the
>install scripts to make them alittle more general and helpful. (With
>features, as automatic loading of raw.written disks stored as disk files.)
>
>However, at this point I have about 40k left. This isn't enough to replace
>"ed" with something more understandable by humans, but it is enough to
>include an something else someone feels is essential.
Ok.
We want
-X
-slip
-dialin logins
-dosemu
-stacker
-wing commander
-some nice logo while it boots
-gwbasic
-ms-word
-excel
(the last two can be pd clones if necessary)
-simplified command syntax
-DWIM filesystem
-all the manpages for installation
(you might have to compress some of this to
make it work, but I hope you will try)
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TJL