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From: Richard Lyon <rlyon@ozemail.com.au>
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To: David wei <davidwei@ssc.samsung.co.kr>
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On Thu, 28 Nov 1996, David wei wrote:

> I first downloaded an boot image disk, then used it to boot up to the
> installation manu.
> 
> It was FTP mode installation that downloads from a mirror site in
> Australia. It is a local site nearest to me because I am in Sydney, not
> in Korea.
> 
> I tried many times and it always hung up after a while, for example
> after 5mb data transferring or 10mb, or more or less. When I tried to
> quit, it asked if I really want to discard the installation process.
> 
> Once I left the computer connection overnight, but it stayed at the same
> point with no change.
> 

If you want a fast site in Sydney try ftp.physics.usyd.edu.au  .

I always download new versions from this site. Even though I live in 
Melbourne I find it faster to ftp this from this Sydney site. I download 
onto a DOS partition (and backup to floppy) and do a manual install.

Regards Richard ...