__/ [ amicus_curious ] on Thursday 18 January 2007 19:04 \__
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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2928445.LzItWXsNAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Install Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu/Xubuntu without CDROM Drive
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>> | If You have a old machine without CD-ROM and you want to use that as
>> | your ubuntu desktop You can use any one of the following solutions to
>> | install ubuntu.
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http://ubuntu-tutorials.blogspot.com/2007/01/install-ubuntukubuntuedubuntuxubuntu.html
>>
> I am very curious to know how many "old" computers there are on the planet
> with a minimum of 192Mb of RAM and a spare 700Mb of hard drive space and an
> Ethernet connection to the internet but lacking a CD-ROM. Before CDs came
> with just about everything, the HD was below 100Mb and there was never a
> network card. Maybe a modem.
>
> This is a solution in search of a problem.
The days when a CD-ROM drive was needed are approaching an end, unless you
use Windows and rely on shrink-wrapped software. At work, for example, I
have not used the CD-ROM drive for almost 3 years. 3 years ago I used it to
play some music. At home, on the other hand, judging by the media directory,
I only ever entered half a dozen CD's into the drive (mainly if not only
music). This PC is over a year old...
What about PC's without a CD-ROM drive? I have a 486 PC with a faulty drive,
but it would be simpler and more effective to throw in a LAN card than to
get a large Cd-ROM drive that's compatible. The Windows installation (95/98)
make it possible to accommodate the drive with the ISO's.
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