Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:25:56 -0800 (PST) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: fdutils. |
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> 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?
Zip is best defined by it's total lack of quality, I can't keep those around for long before they either break or become unsupported when they release a larger drive and as much as I wish LS-120 was a standard feature.. it's not.
I can't use CDs because I often need something custom. Just try booting a Dell PowerEdge using the standard Debian install CD, it won't work (needs custom patched kernel). Removing floppy support would be a shafting of monumental proportions.
As much as I hate floppies, I'm stuck with em. I doubt I'm the only one either.
Gerhard
-- Gerhard Mack
gmack@innerfire.net
<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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