From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Mike Haertel <mike@ducky.net>
Message-Id: <200111132139.fADLdun22418@ducky.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] one reason ideas from Plan 9 didn't catch on
In-Reply-To: <20011113195826.27824199BB@mail.cse.psu.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:39:56 -0800
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>The startup kernel for next release isn't going to fit on a floppy if we
>don't change things.  We're (jmk and I mostly) considering suggestions
>for what to do.
>[possibilities elided]
>- ???

Why not split it into two floppies: one containing the kernel proper,
that prompts you to insert the 2nd floppy containing the file system
and all the user level programs.