Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 14:54:54 +0800 (GMT)
From: Orlando Andico <orly AT gibson DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph>
To: Perry Grieb <pgrieb AT netusa1 DOT net>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: OpenDOS to be released next week!
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On 19 Jan 1997, Perry Grieb wrote:

> I haven't used this boot loader yet, but there is one at
> the following address that is under the GNU GPL.  It is
> advertised as having a menu type interface.
> 
> http://www.uruk.org/grub/
> 
> A long time ago, I say something called osbs or something
> similar.  I recall it as having a simple menu.  FreeBSD 
> has a loader.  So there are several floating around.  Some
> may not be to your liking.
> 
> Perry
> 

GRUB is pretty good, it's the generic boot loader for the HURD. And yes,
I've had occasion to use it. It's similar to the OS/2 Boot Manager in that
it shows a nice window with neat boxes where you can select the OS to
load. And it can select between Linux and HURD (as I've tested). Never
tried it with DOS though yet.
 
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