Fedora 4 installation via floppy

[Mike McCarty]

Josh Coffman wrote:

> Just cause I didn't see anyone else say it... Any
> chance of installing a cdrom or plugging in a zip
> drive through the parrallel port?

I don't know of a machine which can boot off of a
parallel port, even using SBM, though it seems to
be planned. The web page says

> SBM now supports booting from floppy, harddisk and CD-ROM. ZIP and
 > LS-120 are planned to be supported recently.

(I suppose he means "soon" rather than "recently".)

> But if you have to, good to know you actually can
> install from a floppy.

First thing I did to my machine after I bought it was put
a floppy disc in it. I can't imagine why machines come without
them now. I find that the best way to transfer files between
machines is often sneakernet (put on a floppy, and use the
old sneakers to carry it to the other machine), especially
when they use different OS or are some distance apart.

Mike
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