ISC dual boot

Paul Gillingwater paul at actrix.gen.nz
Mon Mar 4 16:46:43 AEST 1991


In article <1991Feb25.210428.4566 at world.std.com> wmandrus at world.std.com (WayneM) writes:
> I'd like to verify something about ISC before I buy. I was told the
> a dual boot option was *not* part of ISC's package unlike SCO's.
> This sounds strange considering that ISC allows mounting of DOS
> partitions as well as access via VP/ix. So, can you or can't you have
> DOS and ISC Unix partitions coexist on the same drive with a boot
> option at power-up??

We did this through our BIOS.  Yes, it's possible if your BIOS let's
you specify the controller and partition to boot from.
-- 
Paul Gillingwater, paul at actrix.gen.nz



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