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>
> Hi-
>
> I just got a thinkpad 240 that I want to install mandrake on. I ordered the
> cdrom drive, but what I got is this thing that needs to slide into an IBM
> ultra-slim portable drive bay. In other words, no way to use it at present.
>
> I have a mandrake CD. I am wondering if either of the following ideas will
> work:
>
> (1)I can put the cd into the drive of a machine I have and do an ftp install
> using a pcmcia ethernet card
I just did this on a 365x thinkpad. if you pc card is supported it works
great. Here's a tip, mount your cd to /home/ftp/pub.
>
> (2) I can get access to a parallel port cdrom drive (microsolutions backpack
> bantam 24x) and try that.
>
> Otherwise I am SOL until this part can be located and ordered. Can anyone give
> some feedback about these choices, or maybe something else that I have
> overlooked?
>
> Thank in advance,
>
> Steve Salkin
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Brett Jones
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