[Gllug] anyone know a source for 3.5" DSDD floppy disks?

Richard Jones rich at annexia.org
Wed Mar 24 16:02:25 UTC 2004


On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 03:23:30PM +0000, Christian Smith wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2004, Richard Jones wrote:
> >
> >[1] Any tips on getting a USB card for the Sun most appreciated (it
> >runs Debian/sparc).
> 
> 1. Go to shop/fair/whatever.
> 2. Buy PCI USB card.
> 
> ;)
> 
> Seriously, you won't need a OpenFirmware compatible card to use under
> Linux. OF will simply ignore the card, and Linux will use regular USB
> drivers. Just make sure it is a supported chipset, as PCI support is
> pretty platform neutral.

Interesting, thanks.  I didn't know that a PCI USB card would work on
that hardware.

Rich.

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