360kb On 10/3/06, Lyrical Nanoha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Tony wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Now I know most of us have a Windows machine with a legitimate copy of > > Nero or maybe even a freeware ISO making utility so I was wondering... > > > > Why hasn't anyone made a boot CD that boots using FreeDOS instead of > > ISOLINUX? > > > > Don't get me wrong, I like ISOLINUX just fine, but in retrospect, why > > not boot straight from the OS that will be installed, especially since > > it can run live...the whole base CD is what, maybe 8 MB, so > > theoretically one could get a live FreeDOS CD that not only could > > install the OS, but could run one of many free GUI (depending on the > > memory/capacity of the host system) > > > > Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? > > My own experiments into making boot CDs uses the "boot floppy emulation" > approach. How small a floppy can contain everything needed to bootstrap a > CD? I don't know but mine are always 1.44 MB > > -uso. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >
-- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
