Re: [Q] Single diskette Linux + telnet

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From: Craig Miller
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 00:00

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Grahame M. Kelly (gmkelly@zip.com.au) wrote:
: Hi All,
: 
: I am trying to get a single diskette bootable Linux system that will
: allow my students to telnet from each pc to the Linux server.
: 
: The telnet packages under ms windows crap's out too often, and a DOS
: telnet for novelle network / servers appears hard to get reliable.
: 
: I know that Linux works well (even better than the Novelle system)
: so I what to get a bootable linux diskette system.
: 
: Any suggestions ??? 
: 
Debian linux uses  2 disks to install, the 2nd being a ramdisk image.
If you cut it & the kernel down to basics, it might fit onto one disk.
Interestingly, the 1st disk is in dos format & uses ldlinux to boot
the kernel image. This makes it a bit easier to setup & change.
cm
-- 
That's our advantage at Microsoft; we set the standards and we can change them.
   --- Karen Hargrove, Microsoft (quoted in the Feb 1993 Unix Review editorial)

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From: cam@orion.apana.org.au (Craig Miller)
Subject: Re: [Q] Single diskette Linux + telnet
Date: 1996/09/27
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