At 23:41 +0000 on 02/01/03, Mark Benson wrote: >On Thursday, Jan 2, 2003, at 20:07 Europe/London, the pickle wrote: > >> At 20:00 +0000 on 02/01/03, Mark Benson wrote: >> >>> 160MB hard disk with NetBSD on it can easily boot and de-compress >>> itself into a RAM disk at start up. Don't ask me how to do it - I >>> ain't >>> a UNIX person - I just know most Linux and BSD installers do it that >>> way to minimize the number of CDs required. >> >> But if you remove the hard disk, then where are you? > >NetBSD and Linux both have facility to shut off idle hard disks. The >answer thusly is you don't you just set your chosen *NIX up to spin it >off after it's been idle for 5 mins. Because everything you need is >loaded into RAM you won't need to spin it up again until you reboot.
But the disk is still *there*. Which doesn't really jive with the definition of "diskless." :( -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
