"pksharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [...]
> That is the moving of HDD from one PC to another PC to another PC. I have
one machine at home,
> two in one office and two in another office. I therefore have to carry my
HDD from machine to
> machine to keep working on the data from ONE single OS. For this I use
Wfw3.11 as this is the
> ONLY windows program which doesn't mind moving of HDDs from one machine to
another of more
> or less similar configuration.
>
> This, of course, presupposes that all the machines have VGA monitors, and
standard mouse and keyboards.
Assuming you're using compatible hardware on each, sure...
> [...]
> In my 13 years of computer use, I found moving HardCard type of HDD easier
than lugging around a heavy LapTop.
I used those removable IDE drive bays for a while, with good success. At
work, it was my primary (bootable) drive. At home, I plunked it into my
system as a secondary (D:) drive, which allowed me to move project stuff
easily to and from work.
It worked well enough, but didn't do a thing when off-site or on a plane.
The laptop has its plusses. :)
> [...]
> I can't end the msg without making one more comment ! Even Linux doesn't
allow shifting of HDDs !
Not true at all. Depending on what you're trying to do, Linux -- given the
same assumptions you used above -- does quite well. In fact, a number of
single diskette/bootable CD versions are intended for EXACTLY that purpose.
I've taken a few on the road specifically for doing testing from
more-or-less unknown systems at client sites. Assuming I got a bit lucky
with the network card in use, I was usually successful. If you use the
generic SVGA drive for X, it's especially easy. And of course, CLI is
absolutely painless.
Using the removable bay mentioned above, I would build systems on a "fast"
computer, then shift the drive to a slower machine for day-to-day use. Also
great for testing. It also proved useful when my firewall/gateway hardware
failed, as I was able to move the drive to a backup 486 within a few
minutes.
Of course, if you use binaries compiles ONLY for a 686 or such, it won't
work on a 486, but the same executables compiled for the low-end system work
great on higher-end machines.
> Nor do most other flavours of Free OS'es ! Dos2.11 thru 6.22 allowed it !
And Wfw3.11 also doen't mind !
I can't speak with authority on the *BSDen, but I believe you're incorrect
there as well.
Gang, it's great that folks love DOS, but please don't assume everything
else is crippled in comparison without knowing the facts.
- Bob
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