[Coco] Boot flexibility in OS-9

[alsplace at pobox.com]

Robert,

Sub-Etha Software's MultiBoot did that (up to 16 bootfiles on a floppy, 
I think, was the limit).  I will be making this software available when 
I get a chance.

However ... what about a boot file with *EVERYTHING* in it, and a 
booter that somehow scans/ignores items (and does not place them in 
memory) based on a config?  ie, you have one huge honkin' thing of 
every descriptor, driver, etc. and when BOOT is booting it skips (reads 
but does not copy into memory) items based on some kind of 
easy-to-get-to boot config file?  It would have to be something that 
boot could easily read w/o bloating the boot code... but think about 
that concept a bit.  You'd never have to make a boot again -- just add 
the modules there.  The downside would be items with same names inside 
-- enablng two H0s would not work since only the first would be found, 
but you get what you ask for.

Possibilities?

Is it possible to hve code that "runs" then is removed from system 
memory?  ie, this code doesn't need to remain in the sysmem area after 
OS-9 loads... how to do that?

     -- Allen