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DateWed, 14 Nov 2001 13:20:37 +0100 (MET)
From"Maciej W. Rozycki" <>
SubjectRe: fdutils.
On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Gerhard Mack wrote:

> >  You only confirm what I wrote -- hardly anyone uses floppies, so there is
> > no need to keep mechanical compatibility in devices -- a complete dump of
> > 1.44" FD support would be almost harmless.  Hence whether a Zip or a
> > LS-120 -- it doesn't really matter.  You need new media anyway. 
> 
> What an interesting thing to be reading as I'm reinstalling linux on a
> server using a combination of boot/root floppies and a network install.

 Or a single Zip, LS-120, etc. medium...  Is that worse?

> Are you that clueless on purpose? 

 I hope not...

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