Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-09 Thread Christian Corti via cctalk
On Tue, 8 Aug 2017, Adrian Graham wrote: of the whole ftp site but it?s 220gb and I?m not sure my little 150mb/s web connection will download that in less than a month :) You should think about the proper usage of units... If "gb" is gigabytes, then "mb" is megabytes. With a 150 megabytes/s

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Adrian Graham via cctalk
> On 8 Aug 2017, at 20:30, Eric Christopherson via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Managed to rescue a Compaq Deskpro EN from the scrap pile at work today >> and

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 08/08/2017 12:38 PM, Rico Pajarola via cctalk wrote: > I have the whole archive, but you'd have to tell me which files you need. > Note that most files from ftp.compaq.com are still available on > ftp://ftp.hp.com/ (including all softpaqs). > > You should be able to install Windows 98 without

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Rico Pajarola via cctalk
I have the whole archive, but you'd have to tell me which files you need. Note that most files from ftp.compaq.com are still available on ftp://ftp.hp.com/ (including all softpaqs). You should be able to install Windows 98 without any special drivers, and then use Google to find the specific

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Alexandre Souza via cctalk
I'd download everything and keep it in a safe place, just in case... 2017-08-08 16:30 GMT-03:00 Eric Christopherson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > Managed to rescue a

Re: ftp.compaq.com mirror

2017-08-08 Thread Eric Christopherson via cctalk
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Adrian Graham via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Managed to rescue a Compaq Deskpro EN from the scrap pile at work today > and realised it has a proper floppy controller so I can install a 5.25” > drive. > > Trouble is ftp.compaq.com