to break off.
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From: Marcos Favero Florence de Barros [mailto:fav...@mpcnet.com.br]
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 4:36 PM
To: FreeDOS List
Subject: [Freedos-user] Booting without hard disk
So, my questions today are:
(1) Which is the best approach
19-Oct-2009 числа в 12:33 часов, ты написал(а) следующее:
Floppies are definitely NOT the most reliable DOS boot media. After
a year or so of daily use, they will likely become unusable. So
unless they keep a ready supply of spares, you're going to have some
upset clients. I would go the
Floppies are definitely NOT the most reliable DOS boot media. After
a year or so of daily use, they will likely become unusable. So
unless they keep a ready supply of spares, you're going to have some
upset clients. I would go the cd-rom or HD route, because USB drives
stick out and are easy
19-Oct-2009 числа в 23:49 часов, ты написал(а) следующее:
upset clients. I would go the cd-rom or HD route, because USB drives
stick out and are easy to break off.
Break how?
Breaking off means falling out of the port or being disconnected by
accident.
I'd definitively prefer
I built and support a DataPerfect database with 8 computers
networked through MS-Client.
Since this network is completely dedicated to the database (i.e.,
it needs not run any other software), I decided to get rid of the
hard disks in all client computers. They now boot from a floppy
disk
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Marcos Favero Florence de Barros
fav...@mpcnet.com.br wrote:
I built and support a DataPerfect database with 8 computers
networked through MS-Client.
Since this network is completely dedicated to the database (i.e.,
it needs not run any other software), I
Hi Marcos,
Another idea: You can connect compact flash cards with
a purely mechanical adapter to IDE harddisk controllers.
Might give better performance and compatibility than a
scheme based on USB sticks :-). Initial setup might be
slightly tricky, but the same tricks as for USB sticks
will