Hi All, Semi-techie teacher here (me) has a crazy idea. Mel asked me to send it along for further discussion on the SoaS list. I was hoping to have this be something I could use at a tech fair for teachers next month, but better later than never if it is possible.
Caryl DVD costs more, but would work. > Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:45:06 -0400 > From: m...@melchua.com > To: cbige...@hotmail.com > CC: s...@sugarlabs.org; sdaly...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Crazy SoaS Idea > > Hi, Caryl - would you mind forwarding this convo to the soas list? > Thomas Gilliard has been having a few similar ideas and perhaps there's > a chance to work together here. > > The biggest problem I see with this is that the files needed to do it > wouldn't fit on a CD - but maybe it could be done on a DVD. If so, that > would definitely make a nice project for someone to pick up. > > --Mel > > On 03/26/2010 01:29 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote: > > > > Hi Mel, Sebastian and Sean, > > > > Here is a crazy mindstorm for you... > > > > Is it possible to create a single CD that has the SoaS file download > > that could be transferred to a computer that could then make the USB > > version... and at the same time (same CD) have the live CD version that > > could be bootable on PCs? > > > > Could these files be downloaded on a Mac, put into a Burn folder, and > > burned on a CD that would work on a PC even if it didn't play on a Mac? > > > > In other words something like this: > > > > Regular Live CD to boot... but with a separate file folder on the CD > > with the SoaS image that could be accessed to create the SoaS USB > > stick??? A dual purpose CD? > > > > This would make it possible to distribute a CD that folks could try as a > > live CD and also give them a file they could use to make their own USB > > stick??? > > > > So there would be 2 files... One with the SoaS files for the creation of > > the USB stick and the other to play as a live CD. Am I crazy or what??? > > > > Caryl >
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