MicroVAX 3100 booting question...

From: Kelly Fergason <kfergaso_at_swbell.net>
Date: Sun Apr 29 20:52:51 2001

Hi Iggy Drougge, you wrote on 4/29/01 3:56:00 PM:

>Jeffrey S. Sharp skrev:
>
>Quoting Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>:
>> But of course I turn the programs off before flicking the switch!
>
>Well, you see, there is/are some program(s), called the "operating
>system", that you aren't turning off. You turn it off by running
>the shutdown procedure.
>
>Why would I turn off the OS? It's just running there and has no business
>on my
>disks.



So, how do you get to "your disks" without going through the OS?

Kelly
Received on Sun Apr 29 2001 - 20:52:51 BST