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>Well, it does: it adds complexity in that yet another boot loader
>needs to be maintained for merely the occational use. Furthermore, it
>is a very problematic such, since figuring out the geometry of a
>floppy from the BIOS is impossible, and there is no installer program
>to tell us, we have to guess.

Clearly though the loader that we have at the moment can figure out the
geometry well enough for its purposes. I don't see why that shouldn't go on
working if it's just left alone.

p.



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