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   Joe Monk to All   
   Re: drivers   
   18 Jul 21 04:12:53   
   
   From: joemonk64@gmail.com   
      
   > Do any computer vendors allow you to flash a floppy disk   
   > image? If I could set the computer to boot from floppy,   
   > that would cover almost everything I want. I just get the   
   > above floppy to boot the first hard disk.   
   >   
   > And if someone really wants to boot a real floppy, they will   
   > have to do the reverse, from a real hard disk, unless a   
   > computer vendor is willing to let you flash a hard disk   
   > image.   
      
   How do you propose to boot from a floppy when that code is not present in UEFI?   
      
   Joe   
      
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