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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: 1.2MB FDD boot image
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On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Tseng-Hui Lin (Frank) wrote:

>     I am still using 1.2MB floppy disk to boot up my system.
> The new 2.2 release comes with only 1.44MB boot image. Can I 
> find a 1.2MB boot image out somewhere in the internet?
> Thanks.

AFAIK, one doesn't exist.  We cram too much stuff on the boot floppy that
it just won't fit on a 1.2MB image anymore.  Besides, 1.2MB disks are
pretty out-of-date; most machines just have a 3.5" drive.  If you don't
have one, you should get one; I saw an ad for one for $29.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major