James Bradley wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 JB> They are only 1-1.6 G in size, but plenty for a Linux install! 

 RJT> Yeah,  maybe.  :-)

 JB> LOL! I hear that. 1.9 G got my dad's machine running across the 3
 JB> hand-me-down drives, so at least I can play Solitare with 2.6 G.
 JB> 

 JB> 80M for a firewall... Now, THAT's encouraging!

Heck,  you can get stuff that'll fit on a floppy to do that job,  I just
wanted to stay with what I knew and already had on hand here.

 JB> I just picked up a Linux rag that covers networking, so I'm rather 
 JB> eager to start into that. Right now, only Windows is on the 
 JB> network here, but once I find another ISP, a Linux firwall is 
 JB> going to be a *big* priority.

 JB> Now, I have to pull apart a drive, and hopefully just reseat the
 JB> actuator springs, so I better get to it. (Please don't be broken.
 JB> Please don't be broken...)

You're pulling apart a HD?  Watch out for the screw they usually hide
underneath one of those stickers that are all over it.

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