From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6109C.B6AB5449" Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 11:34:29 -0800 Message-ID: <7DD37218104E31429E79EB0BB136800E265E58@vargas.ntdom.cupdx> From: "Benjamin Huntsman" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: [9fans] old alpha boot question Topicbox-Message-UUID: cf6a952a-ead0-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6109C.B6AB5449 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Anyone remember off the top of their heads why the Alpha bootloader had = to be downloaded over TFTP? Is there a good reason why it couldn't be = started from a floppy (or hard disk)? Last time I tried to get it up and running, the Alpha boot stuff didn't = like being served from a non-Plan9 server... ...and yes, I know the Alpha is dying. I'm not giving mine up, though. -Ben ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6109C.B6AB5449 Content-Type: application/ms-tnef; name="winmail.dat" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 eJ8+Ih4TAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAEIgAcAGAAAAElQTS5NaWNy b3NvZnQgTWFpbC5Ob3RlADEIAQ2ABAACAAAAAgACAAEEgAEAGAAAAG9sZCBhbHBoYSBib290IHF1 ZXN0aW9uANEIAQWAAwAOAAAA1gcBAAMACwAiAB0AAgAtAQEggAMADgAAANYHAQADAAsAIgAdAAIA LQEBCYABACEAAAAzMzM2NjE3RDk1RTExOTRFOTA2MDM0Qzc4NTRDMTYwNgDZBgEDkAYAfAkAADcA AAADACYAAAAAAAMANgAAAAAAQAA5AElUq7acEMYBHgA9AAEAAAABAAAAAAAAAAIBRwABAAAANgAA AGM9VVM7YT0gO3A9Q29uY29yZGlhIFBvcnRsYTtsPVZBUkdBUy0wNjAxMDMxOTM0MjlaLTY5AAAA HgBJAAEAAAA6AAAAUmU6IFs5ZmFuc10gTW91c2UgY3Vyc29yIGZyZWV6ZXMgd2hpbGUgZWRpdGlu ZyB3aXRoIEFjbWUuAAAAQABOAID4bBGaEMYBHgBaAAEAAAA6AAAAOWZhbnMtYm91bmNlcytiaHVu dHNtYW49bWFpbDIuY3UtcG9ydGxhbmQuZWR1QGNzZS5wc3UuZWR1AAAAAgFbAAEAAACRAAAAAAAA AIErH6S+oxAZnW4A3QEPVAIAAAAAOWZhbnMtYm91bmNlcytiaHVudHNtYW49bWFpbDIuY3UtcG9y dGxhbmQuZWR1QGNzZS5wc3UuZWR1AFNNVFAAOWZhbnMtYm91bmNlcytiaHVudHNtYW49bWFpbDIu Y3UtcG9ydGxhbmQuZWR1QGNzZS5wc3UuZWR1AAAAAAIBXAABAAAAPwAAAFNNVFA6OUZBTlMtQk9V TkNFUytCSFVOVFNNQU49TUFJTDIuQ1UtUE9SVExBTkQuRURVQENTRS5QU1UuRURVAAAeAF0AAQAA AA8AAABSb2RvbGZvIEdhcmPtYQAAAgFeAAEAAABFAAAAAAAAAIErH6S+oxAZnW4A3QEPVAIAAAAA Um9kb2xmbyBHYXJj7WEAU01UUAByb2RvbGZvZ2FyY2lhcEBnbWFpbC5jb20AAAAAAgFfAAEAAAAe AAAAU01UUDpST0RPTEZPR0FSQ0lBUEBHTUFJTC5DT00AAAAeAGYAAQAAAAUAAABTTVRQAAAAAB4A ZwABAAAAOgAAADlmYW5zLWJvdW5jZXMrYmh1bnRzbWFuPW1haWwyLmN1LXBvcnRsYW5kLmVkdUBj c2UucHN1LmVkdQAAAB4AaAABAAAABQAAAFNNVFAAAAAAHgBpAAEAAAAZAAAAcm9kb2xmb2dhcmNp YXBAZ21haWwuY29tAAAAAB4AcAABAAAANgAAAFs5ZmFuc10gTW91c2UgY3Vyc29yIGZyZWV6ZXMg d2hpbGUgZWRpdGluZyB3aXRoIEFjbWUuAAAAAgFxAAEAAAAbAAAAAcYQmjtaiftjJ8tjR6yQqQaz LebUmAAAdQu/AB4AdAABAAAAJQAAAEZhbnMgb2YgdGhlIE9TIFBsYW4gOSBmcm9tIEJlbGwgTGFi cwAAAAAeABoMAQAAABIAAABCZW5qYW1pbiBIdW50c21hbgAAAB4AHQ4BAAAAGAAAAG9sZCBhbHBo YSBib290IHF1ZXN0aW9uAAIBCRABAAAAyQEAAMUBAACeAgAATFpGdUfQDN8DAAoAcmNwZzEyNeIy A0N0ZXgFQQEDAff/CoACpAPkBxMCgA/zAFAEVj8IVQeyESUOUQMBAgBjaOEKwHNldDIGAAbDESX2 MwRGE7cwEiwRMwjvCfe2OxgfDjA1ESIMYGMAUHMLCQFkMzYWUAumEMBu8nkCIGUgGCAHgAbQEoEi bwEgIHRoHUB0bzZwHeEeImkFwB5AYWQRBCB3aHkeI0FscOUT4CAG4G90F7AfYBKBHRPgZB5hIHAd QGRvdyZuIMMhUG92EoFURsBUUD8gIEkEIB4xdRggICBgZyCQIVAYIGE2cwIgH5NpBUAFoHVs2GRu JwVAIaFzAZAAIJciUQNSI8FmF7BwcB/ALigFsRPhIVBkBABrKW4/CqIKhAqATCRgBUB03wdxIzAe IAiBIVNnFCAk4k51HpAAcCQhdW4DAG7sZywf3SXRdR4BJ9AlY/hsaWsdQB2wK2El0ASQSyKQJkdu AiAtUAtgbvI5LhRyLjAAKDowASri7nkHkCuQKZBrLwAH4B/oqwQAIcB5K2EuIyEnJpCjLwAFQGdp di3ibQuATx1AKrArkghgZ2gwKy0WQgnwKDR9NtAAAAAeADUQAQAAADwAAAA8N0REMzcyMTgxMDRF MzE0MjlFNzlFQjBCQjEzNjgwMEUyNjVFNThAdmFyZ2FzLm50ZG9tLmN1cGR4PgAeAEcQAQAAAA8A AABtZXNzYWdlL3JmYzgyMgAACwDyEAEAAAAfAPMQAQAAADgAAABvAGwAZAAgAGEAbABwAGgAYQAg AGIAbwBvAHQAIABxAHUAZQBzAHQAaQBvAG4ALgBFAE0ATAAAAAsA9hAAAAAAQAAHMD8BiQ+cEMYB QAAIMElUq7acEMYBAwDeP+QEAAADAPE/CQAAAB4A+D8BAAAAEgAAAEJlbmphbWluIEh1bnRzbWFu AAAAAgH5PwEAAABWAAAAAAAAANynQMjAQhAatLkIACsv4YIBAAAAAAAAAC9PPUNPTkNPUkRJQSBQ T1JUTEFORC9PVT1DVVBEWC9DTj1SRUNJUElFTlRTL0NOPUJIVU5UU01BTgAAAB4A+j8BAAAAFQAA AFN5c3RlbSBBZG1pbmlzdHJhdG9yAAAAAAIB+z8BAAAAHgAAAAAAAADcp0DIwEIQGrS5CAArL+GC AQAAAAAAAAAuAAAAAwD9P+QEAAADABlAAAAAAAMAGkAAAAAAAwAdQAAAAAADAB5AAAAAAB4AMEAB AAAACgAAAEJIVU5UU01BTgAAAB4AMUABAAAACgAAAEJIVU5UU01BTgAAAB4AMkABAAAAOgAAADlm YW5zLWJvdW5jZXMrYmh1bnRzbWFuPW1haWwyLmN1LXBvcnRsYW5kLmVkdUBjc2UucHN1LmVkdQAA AB4AM0ABAAAAGQAAAHJvZG9sZm9nYXJjaWFwQGdtYWlsLmNvbQAAAAAeADhAAQAAAAoAAABCSFVO VFNNQU4AAAAeADlAAQAAAAIAAAAuAAAACwApAAAAAAALACMAAAAAAAMABhD6OAqzAwAHECMBAAAD ABAQAAAAAAMAERAAAAAAHgAIEAEAAABlAAAAQU5ZT05FUkVNRU1CRVJPRkZUSEVUT1BPRlRIRUlS SEVBRFNXSFlUSEVBTFBIQUJPT1RMT0FERVJIQURUT0JFRE9XTkxPQURFRE9WRVJURlRQP0lTVEhF UkVBR09PRFJFQVNPTgAAAAACAX8AAQAAADwAAAA8N0REMzcyMTgxMDRFMzE0MjlFNzlFQjBCQjEz NjgwMEUyNjVFNThAdmFyZ2FzLm50ZG9tLmN1cGR4PgAyWQ== ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6109C.B6AB5449--