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Linux on a Floppy: Intro to Mini Linux Distros

Posted by timothy on from the floppies-how-quaint dept.

GonzoJohn writes: "If you've ever been stuck on the freeway with a flat tire and no jack, you know what it's like to have a Linux system crash and not have a boot disk. And although nearly every Linux distribution company asks you make a boot/recovery floppy when you install Linux for the first time, many users skip this important step. Out of the boot/recovery disk concept was born the Mini-Linux distribution." Read this article on Linux Orbit, with a brief intro to some of the mini-distros available.

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  1. What has Linux got that DOS 2.1 doesnt have ??? by The_Fire_Horse · · Score: 0, Funny

    I mean, come on people - If its a bootable linux distro; what good is it, really!

    The day I installed Windows 2.0 was the best day of my life - Me

  2. Remember September 11th? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why anybody would want to use a foreign OS like Linux instead of supporting their country and using an American OS like Windows is beyond me. If Osama bin Laden knew anything about computers, you can bet he'd be a Linux user. Hint to the clueless: the terrorist attacks hit our economy hard. Boycotting a Godly, moral American company like Microsoft is pretty much a second wave of the 9/11 attacks. Don't be hateful. Support your country.

    1. Re:Remember September 11th? by The_Fire_Horse · · Score: 0, Funny

      *sniff* - damn.. you made me cry with that beautiful speech.

      I used to use Linux, but now I am going to buy Windows XP and install it on all my servers.

      Thank you for showing me the light!!

  3. Try this by sinserve · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you've ever been stuck on the freeway with a flat tire and no jack, you
    know what it's like to have a Linux system crash and not have a boot disk.

    I know what it was like to have TWO flat tires on a country road, with nothing but
    a $1500 Presario lap top. It was "Redneck Rampage", those fuckers even took my boots.

  4. Re:Floppy disks are so 1992 by red5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    How often do you do a memory grep to search for in-core strings? I do that on a daily basis, and it is very reassuring.

    You know there's help for people with OCD

    --
    I know I'm going to hell, I'm just trying to get good seats.