Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > The common wisdom seems to be that a network install will beat a cd > > install simply because the medium is faster, and you do not have ot futz > > around with swapping cd's etc. > > Not really. By far the most time is taken up by uncompressing the > archives and writing a gazillion files to disk. Therefore the main > factor in determining how long an install will take is the amount of > software selected for installation (and the machine speed of course). > As Robert didn't specify, the time given is somewhat meaningless. > > Keep in mind that a dvdrom drive will read a dvd noticably faster than a > cdrom drive reads a cd. Oh, no swapping media either... ;) > > Downloading 7-8GB might be ok for those on jetstream, on a 128kbit > connection it takes a weak and is therefore out.
If it's a jetstart connection (telecom adsl) just connect to jetstreamgames through the gaming realm that gives full speed access to that server. If it's clear or something else then it certainly is a large download. Chad
