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Re: [OT] Linux versus floppy

• Posted by Pete Lomax <petelomax at blueyonder.co.uk> Jun 10, 2003
• 372 views

On Mon, 9 Jun 2003 22:56:30 -0400, jbrown105 at speedymail.org wrote:

<snip>
>To put it simply, once automount has been set up, I can just
>type 'cp /misc/floppy/file.dat /home/jbrown' to copy a file, w/o having =
to mount
LOL, that'll win you no winders fans!  Drag 'n drop in Konqueror (or
whatever Linux equiv of Explorer) would get the point across better ;)

<snip>
>counterargument I have for this is that this exposed complexity makes it=
 easier
>for an experienced sysadmin to fix the system when things break. If =
Jerry
>were unable to use his floppy in a Windows system, what would you =
recommend
>he do to fix it?)
Very true

Unfortunately, h/w manufacturers will pester M$ with several million $
to get their kit supported under winders, but even now be reluctant to
ship a freebie to eg suse/red hat/mandrake &/or the documentation.
If whatever hardware you currently have is not supported, tough.
Sad, but true. I have crud kit linux won't install on (

I suppose the plus side is that only decent kit ever gets supported
under linux )

But if you do have kit which happens to be supported, there really is
no reason. I found an interesting link the other day:
http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/

Pete