Floppy Support

[bsdterm at HotPOP.com]

Well, I'm still trying to install 5.0-RELEASE on a P200 I have here that has a 
CDROM, but doesn't boot from CD (only floppy or HDD).

Attempts so far have been unsuccessful, since the CD can't be mounted for 
whatever reason when I go to start installing the OS (but that's besides the 
point of the floppy issue)...

Floppies suck, but there's quite a number of us still stuck with them, 
unfortunately.

-term


On Friday 02 May 2003 11:34 am, Peter Schultz wrote:
> Is floppy support a bad crutch for FreeBSD?  With the constant fight to
> squeeze data onto the floppies and CD burners selling for as low as $30,
> one would think so.
>
> I was a fan of the floppies until it became impossible to use them with
> JPSNAPs.  It would be good to have basic fixit floppies I think, but the
> install flops should be retired.  They were brilliant for their time,
> but I think those days are behind us.
>
> How many people are still doing floppy installs, is there any idea?
>
> Sincerely,
> Pete...
>
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