On Thu, 23 May 2002, Dave Israel wrote:
> > Then why ot boot from a CD-ROM? Sure, it moves, but only for the > few minutes it takes to boot. Then it spins down and sits idle for > the n days/weeks/months until the next reboot. It would probably > last as long as the solid state drive, and would be cheaper. > The big problem here, of course, is software upgrades. CD's were the other option I was considering. I'd rather use CD's because they are more durable than floppies. WRT software upgrades, the only thing I'd be rebuilding is the kernel - you rebuild the kernel, create an ISO filesystem, and rip it to CD... > Personally, > I'd just use a hard drive and initrd (under linux) and leave the hd > controller out of the kernel. When it comes time to upgrade, reboot > to an alternate kernel that has the hd support code. But that's more > of a discussion for a Linux list than here. Yup. Topic drift... -- Steve Sobol, CTO (Server Guru, Network Janitor and Head Geek) JustThe.net LLC, Mentor On The Lake, OH 888.480.4NET http://JustThe.net "In a 32-bit world, you're a 2-bit user/You've got your own newsgroup: alt.total.loser" - "Weird Al" Yankovic, "It's All About the Pentiums"