From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
bootparamd - boot parameter server
SYNOPSIS
bootparamd [ -d ]
DESCRIPTION
bootparamd is a server process that provides information to diskless clients necessary for booting. It obtains its information from the /etc/bootparams file.
bootparamd can be invoked either by inetd(1M) or by the user.
