So to install UnixWare, this is the process you need to go though.
It looks like a lot of steps here, but the reality is that it is straight forward and fast.
Hardware setup - make sure you know what your cards are set to (IRQ's, addresses etc) as you will need to match these settings with the kernel configurations. You may also need to know the type of cards you have (disk controller, gaphic card etc etc). Check you SCSI bus is terminated correctly (faster OS's usually require that you get this right - you can sometime get away with incorrect terminations under DOS/Windows).
Insert the single boot floppy, and off you go!
Setup you environment - what local you are running in , keyboard type etc.
You can select the installation type. Choices are new or overlay. You also get the chance to install from a tape, CD-ROM or from the network (in which case, another disk is needed containing the network card drivers).
If the boot floppy doesn't support your hard disk (see installation notes), then a HBA disk can be inserted which contains the correct driver (we supply one disk, additional disks way come with your hardware).
You are asked to partion your hard disk(s) - effectively a UNIX version of FDISK. Note that a freely-available boot manager (OS-BS) is recommended.
You are also prompted for you UNIX disk layout - swap space, filesystems you want etc etc. Then the machine will take over for a while.
The hard disks are checked for bad blocks, and the file systems created. UnixWare is then installed on this new hard disk.
After the re-boot, some post-boot installtion needs to be done such as configuring the network adaptor, installing the mouse and default user accounts.
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