On Sat, 5 May 2001, Jay W. Anderson wrote: > Check the date: > This classic article from Mario Wolczko first appeared on Usenet in > 1986. > I don't think that they had the option to boot from cdrom. > > > On 4 May 01, at 21:23, Austad, Jay wrote: > > > What version of unix was it? If solaris, they could have just put in the > > cdrom and done "boot -s cdrom" or if linux just used Tom's root boot. I > > assume other Unices also have some sort of boot from cdrom in single-user > > mode feature. Not only that, it was clear that they were running on a VAX, so it was probably DEC's UNIX. Definitely not Solaris or Linux. They also wanted to avoid having to call DEC field service. They were a good field service group, but service being what it is, it inspired the following joke: --- Q: How do you know the DEC field service engr. stopped by the side of the road with a flat tire? A: He's the one changing all the tires to find out which one's flat. Q: How do you know the DEC field service engr. stopped by the side of the road because he's out of gas? A: He's the one changing all the tires to find out which one's flat. :) -- "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous