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> Getting your computer to a usable or useful state without the help of another machine is something that we shouldn't have lost. I once saw (and used) a simil

by Lex-2008 4y ago

> Getting your computer to a usable or useful state without the help of another machine is something that we shouldn't have lost. I once saw (and used) a similar feature on Mac: pressing some key combination during boot allowed you to wipe and reinstall OS from Internet. Not sure how exactly it was implemented, though, but I agree it would be cool if BIOS had a feature where you could type an URL to ISO and it would download and boot it.

password4321 4y ago
Check out netboot.xyz https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31814288 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31814288
AlbertoGP 4y ago
Maybe you mean Open Firmware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware > “It originated at Sun Microsystems, where it was known as OpenBoot, and has been used by vendors including Sun, Apple, IBM and ARM.” > “Open Firmware allows the system to load platform-independent drivers directly from a PCI device, improving compatibility.” > “Open Firmware may be accessed through its command line interface, which uses the Forth programming language.” As I had written a few Forth programs on the Commodore 64, when I got an aluminium PowerBook G4 years ago (2003) I tried it out, and yes, it was Forth. More recently, I used it for real when setting up a Sun Blade 150. Here is a quick reference page listing the commands available: http://firmworks.com/QuickRef.html http://firmworks.com/QuickRef.html
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
  No, they mean internet recovery mode: https://mackeeper.com/blog/mac-internet-recovery-mode/ https://mackeeper.com/blog/mac-internet-recovery-mode/ Although yes, the fact that open firmware let you boot to a FORTH prompt is very relevant to this general discussion:)
musicale 4y ago
> pressing some key combination during boot allowed you to wipe and reinstall OS from Internet option-command-r (on an intel mac at least) boots it into internet recovery mode

password4321 4y ago

Check out netboot.xyz https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31814288 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31814288

AlbertoGP 4y ago

Maybe you mean Open Firmware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware > “It originated at Sun Microsystems, where it was known as OpenBoot, and has been used by vendors including Sun, Apple, IBM and ARM.” > “Open Firmware allows the system to load platform-independent drivers directly from a PCI device, improving compatibility.” > “Open Firmware may be accessed through its command line interface, which uses the Forth programming language.” As I had written a few Forth programs on the Commodore 64, when I got an aluminium PowerBook G4 years ago (2003) I tried it out, and yes, it was Forth. More recently, I used it for real when setting up a Sun Blade 150. Here is a quick reference page listing the commands available: http://firmworks.com/QuickRef.html http://firmworks.com/QuickRef.html

yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
No, they mean internet recovery mode: https://mackeeper.com/blog/mac-internet-recovery-mode/ https://mackeeper.com/blog/mac-internet-recovery-mode/ Although yes, the fact that open firmware let you boot to a FORTH prompt is very relevant to this general discussion:)

musicale 4y ago

> pressing some key combination during boot allowed you to wipe and reinstall OS from Internet option-command-r (on an intel mac at least) boots it into internet recovery mode