[54] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE PROGRAM LOAD
[75] Inventors: James S. Irwin, Stevens; Robert A.
Johnson, Pottstown; Ira A. Klein,
Collegeville, all of Pa.
[73] Assignee: Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, Pa.
[21] Appl. No.: 999,002
[22] Filed: Dec. 31,1992
[51] Int. CI.* G06F 15/16
[52] U.S. CI 395/700; 364/DIG. 1;
364/280.2; 364/284.4; 395/200
[58] Field of Search 395/700, 200;
364/DIG. 1 MS File
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Primary Examiner—Thomas M. Heckler
[57] ABSTRACT
An apparatus and method for retrieving and sending the bootstrap loader and the DOS code from disk storage on a file server in a network to a workstation in the network during the boot process of the workstation where there are one or more file servers in the network and where the file servers may be different types of computer systems including mainframe computers.
18 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets
