In section 3.1 of the Debian Tutorial it says that the BIOS is responsible for printing the "Non-system disk or disk error" message. Actually the BIOS just executes whatever it finds in the boot sector. For formatted disks without an operating system, there is code to display the "Non-system disk or disk error" message. Unformatted floppies just hang the computer [1], and I remember Fastback Plus v2.something would not have working code in the boot sector of its backups.
[1] Some BIOSes may properly recover if they encounter a screwed up boot sector, but that is speculation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
