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  1. tclDisk by clasher · · Score: 1 · on Linux Laptop w/ 3.5" Disk, USB, and No Hard Drive?

    I love oppurtunities to push my little floppy distro tclDisk or my older, though still applicable, linux floppy howto. Both are pretty barebones but give a starting point for creating more advanced systems.

  2. tclDisk by clasher · · Score: 1 · on Linux Laptop w/ 3.5" Disk, USB, and No Hard Drive?

    I love oppurtunities to push my little floppy distro tclDisk or my older, though still applicable, linux floppy howto. Both are pretty barebones but give a starting point for creating more advanced systems.

  3. Just a bit of self promotion by clasher · · Score: 2, Informative · on Linux Router Project Dead
    Wanted to toss out the URL for the HOWTO I wrote about putting linux on a floppy.

    For those who want to roll their own linux router floppy see Linux on a floppy HOWTO

  4. About time by clasher · · Score: 1 · on Dell Dropping The Floppy
    It's about time. It's always annoyed me how slow manufacturers are to drop legacy hardware. Even though I think floppies have an important place (I have my own linux floppy distro) that place is not in new machines. Floppy disks are much less reliable than more modern media like CDs and USB pen drives.

    I think it is a good idea to stop including these drives as it just gives people a crutch to lean on and slows down the adoption and advancement of new media devices. This isn't to say that someone couldn't get a USB floppy drive if they need one, just there is no reason to make it the default option.

    What needs to happen now is manufacturers must come up with ways to boot off of USB memory devices so that we still have all the conviniences offered by floppies. (It would also help if there is almost always a USB port in the front of the computer) Dropping floppies is the first step though. Without the floppy as a crutch manufacturers will be forced to come up with devices that have the same bootable convenience.

  5. Re:Only problem with x86 architecture by clasher · · Score: 1 · on Mini PC in an Actual Lunchbox
    Agreed.

    My primary machine right now is running an Intel D810EMO legacy free mainboard. It has 4 usb ports, a built in network card, sound, and video. For my workstation I didn't need any more. The board uses the FlexATX form factor and is less bulky than others like it because it doesn't need to maintain the infrastructure for legacy port.

    I agree that people have uses for serial ports and parallel ports. Considering I wrote a HOWTO on placing linux on floppy for my firewall, I know that there is a place even for people using floppies still. But why is it so difficult for manufacturers to offer more choices for legacy-free mainboards. Last I saw even Intel doesn't have a legacy-free board available. Aren't they supposed to be some sort of technology leader?

    While it is nice to have some boards with serial,etc, if we ever expect to rid ourselves of a dependency on outdated devices we must have some more legacy-free options available.

  6. My linux floppy howto by clasher · · Score: 2, Informative · on Lightest of the Light Linux

    Always looking for an excuse to post my personal HOWTO for using uClibc & busybox to make a single floppy linux disk. I also have a few example floppy images here. My firewall is running from a linux floppy right now.

  7. My linux floppy howto by clasher · · Score: 2, Informative · on Lightest of the Light Linux

    Always looking for an excuse to post my personal HOWTO for using uClibc & busybox to make a single floppy linux disk. I also have a few example floppy images here. My firewall is running from a linux floppy right now.