Hello Maurice.

02 Mar 05 09:50, you wrote to me:

 RT>> Well CD-ROM is currently my only option ...

 MK> Same here on the main machine, other the HDs that is.  Working on it
 MK> though, have been for years.  Some of the machines can boot
 MK> compactflash disks though and have been picking away at an
 MK> installation for them, mostly for ttylinux.  Also am able to use usb
 MK> flashdisks but don't have a machine that can directly boot them.
 MK> However, other then restore disks, the flashdisks are great for
 MK> backups, far better then CDs.

Currently only have one functioning USB system here a WIN98 box for a Canon 
USB printer and a Cannon USB scanner.

Tho if I apply myself, I might persuade the USB on this (BBS) box running 
Debian testing (aka sarge) to work. No other USB devices here, nor any of the 
others you mention ...

 RT>> You are more fortunate than myself ....

 MK> Probably not.  I have been picking away at all this for quite some
 MK> time now is all.  Nothing that a huge amount of cash wouldn't help
 MK> solve.  :-)

Need to win the lotto real good, :-) whats the possibilty of a perl script 
generating the winning numbers at 49 000 000 to 1.

 MK> Oh well.

:-)

Russell

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