From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 6 18:29:01 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4DB31065673 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:29:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout022.mac.com (asmtpout022.mac.com [17.148.16.97]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FDD88FC14 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:29:01 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from [192.168.1.8] (pool-96-224-35-192.nycmny.east.verizon.net [96.224.35.192]) by asmtp022.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0KYV00I2MI03EE70@asmtp022.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:29:01 -0800 (PST) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1003060175 Message-id: From: Chuck Swiger To: James Phillips In-reply-to: <799211.14657.qm@web65514.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:28:51 -0500 References: <799211.14657.qm@web65514.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd install from floppy X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:29:01 -0000 On Mar 6, 2010, at 12:44 PM, James Phillips wrote: > Correction: Apple stopped selling computers with floppy drives about > 10 years ago. The floppy drive is not obsolete because there is > still no viable replacement that has the same (or better) > functionality. While I think floppy drives are still useful for BIOS updates and the like, it's not just Apple that isn't selling machines with floppy drives any more. Go to HP or Dell and try to buy a new machine with a floppy drive-- they don't sell them anymore, either... > The problem with USB sticks is that they don't have user-accessible > write-protect tabs. If you plug a USB stick into a compromised > system, it is "tainted." Some USB flash drives have write-protect switches: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141486 Regards, -- -Chuck