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Re: Boot Manager

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From: Matt Hyne
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 00:00
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On Fri, 11 Oct 1996, Kevin Reichard wrote:

> Dan Kyhl <danky@vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> >Is OS/2 Bootmanager out of the question.
> 
> It seems like overkill to use OS/2 just for the Boot Manager. ;)

We don't mean to install OS/2 - all you have to do is run OS/2's FDISK (by
booting from the first two floppies and them install Boot Manager in the
partition you have assigned to put it in (or create one).

This should take you more than 15mins - tops !!!

Matt

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From: Matt Hyne <mhyne@rp.csiro.au>
Subject: Re: Boot Manager
Date: 1996/10/16
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