Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 09:05:23 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: floppy Message-ID: <19981217090523.B4062@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <19981217102715.V486@freebie.lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Thu, Dec 17, 1998 at 10:27:15AM %2B1030 References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981216181307.26783A-100000@sin.sloth.org> <199812162338.PAA16030@pau-amma.whistle.com> <19981217102715.V486@freebie.lemis.com>
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On Thu, Dec 17, 1998 at 10:27:15AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
> On Wednesday, 16 December 1998 at 15:38:53 -0800, David Wolfskill wrote:
> >> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:14:33 -0500 (EST)
> >> From: Chris McCoy <chris@sloth.org>
> >
> >> i am having trouble mounting the floppy
> >
> >> i do mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
>
> In particular, you should ask yourself if you even want a file system
> on a floppy. In general, you'd be well advised to avoid floppies:
> they're slow, unreliable and expensive per unit storage. About the
> only thing you should use them for is exchange of small quantities of
> data, and file systems are unsuited for that. If you're exchanging
> with UNIX systems, use tar on the raw floppy instead.
Wow, this mailing list is really a school. I've never realized that you
could use tar direct to the floppy. Tried it and its quick and really
easy. Thanks for the class!
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