* re0909.2-i386 * English / CD-ROM / Minimal / Partitionless Upgrade (from 7.1) The boot loader on the boot floppy displays the following message: Press <return> (or wait 10 seconds) to boot you Red Hat Linux system from 0701. ... 0701 seems like a strange name for a boot image. Perhaps this is just a dated tag?
no, it's the major:minor number of root.