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Re: rebooting from a floppy?

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From: DENNIS LITTLE
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 22:33
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In article <1992Sep26.205355.29934@newstand.syr.edu>, foudil@npac.syr.edu (Kamal Foudil-Bey) writes...
>I need a facility or a way to force my pc to reboot from drive b. How
>can I accomplish that without having to open my system and switch the 
>floppies?
>urgent---thanks
Why not just set up drive b: with command.com and Autoexec.bat and
run a second copy or command.com by switching to b: and running it

me
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From: dlittle@sscvx1.ssc.gov (DENNIS LITTLE)
Subject: Re: rebooting from a floppy?
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