Re: [LUG] linux in schools - terminal ... man

["Mark Evans" <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 10:20:30AM +0100, Andrew Rogers wrote:
>
> > Without a harddrive or any other bootable drive you can't boot. But you
> > can also boot from a ROM chip. This ROM plugs into the ethernet card.
> > The system is booted from this ROM and has a TFTP (Trivial FTP) client
> > that downloads a kernel from a server. You can also put Etherboot on a
> > floppy disk if you don't have facilities to program ROMs.
>
> I know I can't do that, and it seems a waste to have a hard drive and
> not use it.

You can get etherboot images in various forms, go to 
www.rom-o-matic.com

A ROM is a lot more indestructable than a HDD as well
as producing less heat and noise.

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