Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:11:46 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: usage of split Message-ID: <42B6EAC2.60000@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <20050620130642.GA984@flame.pc> References: <200506192231.18309.algould@datawok.com> <200506200334.j5K3YVVi064949@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <200506192237.18337.algould@datawok.com> <20050620130642.GA984@flame.pc>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > xaa, xab, ... Chunks of the original file that can fit > in 1.4MB floppies (does anyone use these > anymore?) > > A Linux boot floppy saved out bacon just last week, and it's still the easiest way to flash a BIOS; Partition Magic still insists on using floppies for backing up partition tables. So sadly, yes, I still use floppies. I wouldn't trust a backup to one, though, and my free collection of worthless NT installation floppies generally just gathers dust :-) --Alex
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