I have moved from STN to GnatBox at the office, but still like STN for home. Any way, I had to reload my GBFlash the other day, and thye use 3 floppies that then write the image to the flash disk. I don't think anyone would complain about swapping floppies. You could have the runtime stuff on generic images and then build the config to store on another floppy. Very clean way of doing it.
Paul --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ok, I understand -- a floppy is not required. I agree, I've long > since > moved to a HD for my own machines. However, the really nice thing > about > floppies are: > > 1) They're easy to work with both from Linux and Windows > 2) They are soooooo cheap. Yes, hds are cheap to, but floppies are > essentially free. > 3) If you use a floppy, there is no chance that you'll accidently > write to > the wrong hard drive during install and blow away your windows > system. This > is a real concern that the floppy-only distribution neatly side > steps. > 4) Installation is very easy. Install on a windows system, build a > floppy, > move the floppy to your target and reboot. With a hd based system, > we'd > have to either move the hd into the windows system (yuck), or build a > floppy > that acts as a bridge and moves files from the windows system. Again > we > have a floppy. > > All that being said, I'm willing to move to a HD based system, but > I'm just > really worried about how the install will go. Also, as I've > mentioned > before, the market for STN is pretty much gone -- so whatever comes > out of > this will be open source (although I'll still accept payments for it > :) > > So, here's the challange: > What is the foolproof method of building system T from a windows > programm > running on system B? We can assume that both B and T are connected > to the > network, but T is not running any operating system already. Ideas > anyone? > > Regards, > John > > ===================================================== > Don't miss a programming beat! Sign up now for > developerWorks weekly newsletter - tools, code, and tutorials - > Java, XML, Linux, Open Source, - everything you need. > http://click.topica.com/caaadUJbz8Rp2bAfyHLf/developerWorks > ===================================================== > > -- > Visit http://www.ShareTheNet.com for info about ShareTheNet > Visit http://www.topica.com/lists/sharethenet for info about this > list > To Unsubscribe send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 ============================================================ Introducing Adobe DesignTeam, the Web-based collaboration service from Adobe Studio(r).Try it free for a month and see why it's the easiest way to manage your design projects. Get your free 30 day trial now http://click.topica.com/caaaeiYbz8Rp2bAfyICf/Adobe DesignTeam ============================================================ -- Visit http://www.ShareTheNet.com for info about ShareTheNet Visit http://www.topica.com/lists/sharethenet for info about this list To Unsubscribe send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rp2.bAfyIC Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
