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Re: Linux-native ROM?



On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 09:06:48AM +0200, DSC Siltec wrote:
> Here's a quick question, perhaps someone would know the answer.
> 
> Suppose I wanted to make a computer that was completely and 
> automatically native to Linux, such that it automatically booted
> into Linux, nice and quickly.  What would the best way of doing
> this be?
> 
> A Linux-native EPROM?  A Linux-native boot card?  Or something
> else?  And do such solutions already exist?  Or is it better to
> stick with the software boot?

Some (nutters?) are working on putting Linux in the BIOS:

    http://www.acl.lanl.gov/linuxbios/index.html

Booting in 3 seconds does sound nice though....

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