I also wonder if this is actual timing. Sorry, but working in computer support, 7 minutes is seldom more then 2. It does take a long time before your computer starts talking when booting from a floppy. A huge chunk of the floppy is read before the kernel starts decompressing. Then the thing has to decompress and it takes a long time. If you measured 7 minutes with a watch it is too long. If it just seems like forever it is probably normal. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net One of the most overlooked advantages to computers is... If they do foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little. -- Joe Martin
