Re: [ALUG] Antique computer parts: PCI ethernet cards and 5.25 inch disk drives

On 1/15/06, Anthony Anson <tony.anson@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

Floopies are still useful (IMO) as failsafe boot devices, running microLinuces (microLunacies?) and loading acquired old progs and data to newer machines.

Yeah, I had to resort to floppies recently to install Debian on a Pentium 3. The CD-ROM drive just refused to boot, even though there was a BIOS setting for it. It reminded me of my slackware days :) -- Ashley