Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 22:56:33 -0600 (CST) From: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> To: tlambert@primenet.com Cc: chris@bb.cc.wa.us, karpen@ocean.campus.luth.se, AdamT@smginc.com, mike@smith.net.au, kpielorz@tdx.co.uk, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, config@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD updated Installation / Adminsitration Kit Message-ID: <199802050456.WAA03651@detlev.UUCP> In-Reply-To: <199802040706.AAA04284@usr08.primenet.com> (message from Terry Lambert on Wed, 4 Feb 1998 07:06:47 %2B0000 (GMT)) References: <199802040706.AAA04284@usr08.primenet.com>
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>>> I liked everything up until the reboot. :-( Win95 reboots so many >>> times, that it takes hours of time trying to install. I really like >>> the idea of having an "automated" feature. (wish win95 had one) >>> where you could enter in all the information in a few basic screens >>> and then just leave it. >> They do. It's not very well designed or documented, though... it's >> designed for OEM's installing Win95 at the factory. > To a apriori known hardware configuration from a small set of possible > hardware configuration, of course. A general install must be must > more flexible. No, that's the intended use, but since we (the retailer I work for) custom-build all of our systems, we made sure that it would work as a general mechanism as well. > Consider that Microsoft, even after support overhead, is making money > on sales of Windows 95 upgrades. Of course. -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped
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