RE: [aclug-L] Installation on Laptop

[John Alexander <john.alexander@xxxxxxxx>]

whoops, meant plip instead of plink. Sorry if that led anyone astray for too
long.

ja

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of John Alexander
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 12:05 PM
> To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [aclug-L] Installation on Laptop
>
>
> Another possibility is plink, or parallel link. Never done it myself, but
> there are copious notes on it's use from the linux on laptops page.
>
> ja
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Clint A. Brubakken
> > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 10:00 AM
> > To: ACLUG List
> > Subject: Re: [aclug-L] Installation on Laptop
> >
> >
> > well you have two reasonable options.
> >
> > For Both first you install the base system with floppies (it takes 7 for
> > debian) then if it has a network card you put the cd in another Linux
> > machine and nfs mount it.
> >
> > or you can set up PPP and get the rest of the packages off the web.
> >
> > for debian instructions are on the website
> > http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/i386/install
> >
> > --
> > Clint Brubakken
> > Computer Science Services Group, LLC
> > Wichita, KS
> > cabrubak@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ---
> > Don't go easy on each other just because you're brother and
> > sister.  I want to see you both fighting for your parent's love.
> >
> >             --Homer Simpson
> >               Lisa on Ice
> >
> > On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Mike McNown wrote:
> >
> > > This is probably a dumb question, and the answer of obvious,
> > but here goes...
> > >
> > > I want to install Linux on an old 486 Toshiba laptop.  The
> > laptop does not
> > > have a CD ROM.  The only media I have Linux on is CD.
> > >
> > > The laptop currently is sitting collecting dust with Windows
> > installed.  I
> > > would like to install Linux as the sole OS on this machine.
> > >
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Mike McNown
> > >
> >
> >
>
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