[NCLUG] KRUD 7.2 Boot Failure

[Scott G. Brauer]

All my systems running Linux are old Pentiums.  I don't know any other 
way.  I guess it doesn't matter because Floppies Just Suck.

At 04:10 PM 1/25/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Actually, I was just kidding you.  I think Kevin had it right when he
>said "Floppies just suck."
>
>On a similar note, have you noticed that floppy /controllers/ seems to
>have been ignored of late?  My older pentiums can boot off a floppy in
>reasonably short order.  But most recent machines have been just DOG
>slow loading the kernel!  One in particular that sticks in my mind is
>the floppy on the HP Netserver ... uh... 3?  Bah, forgot the model.
>Anyway, it was a great machine, but I think they sort of left out a
>faster floppy controller since Floppies Just Suck...
>

Scott G. Brauer
ScottBrauer at Compuserve.com