On Fri, March 18, 2011 12:49 pm, Joseph Apuzzo wrote: > Don't forget DrDos 7.x that is still floppy based, but not sure which file > systems it can format/supports.
Uh, DrDos was a product of Caldera, and Caldera was bought by SCO. I used to use DrDos for a while, and I don't remember it supporting formatting Linux filesystems, and since the SCO merger we've had the inclusion of ext3 and ext4 both of which I'm sure DrDos won't support. I think the suggestion of using a Gnu/Linux LiveCD of one form or another for partitioning + formatting partitions is a good angle for this. There are still Linux distros you can fit on floppies, but only a Linux "sub-kernel" can fit on a single floppy, last I recall. > Anyway isn't using systems that do not have a CD kinda useless? > I mean more trouble then solution, since floppies are no longer made or > available. > Just trying to provide helpfully/constructive criticism. While I too consider the Floppy to be the "last alternative", there are older systems that cannot boot from CD nor USB, so if you want to work with that kind of box there is realistically no other option. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6 May 4 - Inkscape Jun 1 - Zimbra
