->snipped<-

RJT>TW> Then I rembembered that you were most likely talking about LINUX.

RJT>Actually in the case of that partition it said "Loading
MS-DOS" when it was
RJT>booted.  The rest of that HD booted 98 when the diagnostics weren't loaded.
RJT>yeah,  the end result loads linux.

RJT>TW> IF there is not a way then there is another HUGE down side to
RJT>TW> LINUX.

RJT>There was probably a way,  I just wasn't into spending much further time
RJT>figuring out what it was.  Mostly I thought I was interested in salvaging t
RJT>diagnostic partition.  

RJT>TW> Do you have to do a total re-install when you go for a Bigger Hard
RJT>TW> Drive?"?

RJT>Nope.  But if one has an upgrade sitting here anyway it gives a good excuse
RJT>do the install.  :-)

RJT>Unlike certain other platforms,  linux has little or no problem with moving
RJT>from one hardware platform to another.  I've done that before.  To simply m
RJT>a system to a bigger drive you can do that with no problems.  About the onl
RJT>software that's dependent on drive geometry and similar issues is your load
RJT>whether it's LILO or GRUB.  Other hardware is set up,  not necessarily by b
RJT>"installed",  but at boot time.

RJT>I once took a couple of drives out of one box (a P200 at that time) and plu
RJT>them in to an other box (a 486 at that time) and it booted right up,  and
RJT>worked.  Slower,  but it worked...

Enjoyed this discourse again, already, thank you Roy. My eldest son
is also retired now, so I sent him my 80 GB HD with SuSE 9.0 to upgrade
to 9.3 for father's day. In the mean time I bought me a MCI PowerSpec
1405 with linspire for $99.00 after rebates (until 05/22/05 when you
open a new Visa credit account if you'd like).

Didn't buy the linspire CNR for another $99 (I am a cheap-skate even
when buying for myself 8-). Where do you find the best place to acquire
linux programs please ?

Ciao, Ack.
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