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to: TOM WALKER
from: Roy J. Tellason
date: 2005-07-26 04:06:16
subject: KNOPPIX 3.9 last CD

TOM WALKER wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT> WC> Thanks for clarifying this for me.
RJT> WC> No idea what this dated BIOS supports by way of DVD.

RJT>There's supposed to be BIOS support for DVD?  Oh,  I guess if you want to
RJT>_boot_ from it,  that makes some sense...

 TW>  The BIOS could care less if the Device is a CD or DVD .It is
 TW> mearly allowing the Booting from the device.

Yeah,  I still nave enough older stuff that won't do that around here.

 TW> IF a Computer will Boot from a CD it will Also Boot from a DVD. 
 TW> BIOS is just looking for a Boot Sector doing it's thing.

Gotcha.

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