How does a diskless PC boot

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From: Jan Herder
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1991 16:52

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I wan't to know how a diskless PC is booting DOS. Is it done by booting
from the server via proms on the network card or is anyone using DOS in prom. 
If it's done from the server how is the licence problem with DOS solved?

Thanks in advance.
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