[BC] Automation suggestion needed

[Dale H. Cook]

At 11:17 PM 4/14/2007, Bill wrote:

>there are some  older os's that
>did start up from a cd or floppy disks.

I've worked on automation systems where the OS was completely in 
firmware, but the programming was loaded from paper tape beginning 
with a short loader program set up with switches on the front of the computer.

Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, 
Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA - WZZI / WZZU / WLNI / WLEQ
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