[Gllug] Manual arp configuration for usb networking

Nix nix at esperi.org.uk
Thu May 25 18:38:31 UTC 2006


On Tue, 23 May 2006, Tethys stated:
> 
> "t.clarke" writes:
> 
>>I have to agree - the modern trend of leaving out 'legacy' items such
>>a serial ports and floppy drives is a bad one in my view. These items
>>costs peanuts to manufacture these days, and they still have their
>>uses.
> 
> Ever since I learned how to convert a floppy image into a bootable CD,
> I've had no use for a floppy drive.

Likewise. I actually ditched the floppy in the machine I bought most
recently (I needed the case space for a fourth hard drive; a fifth
is going in there as soon as I can figure out how to fit it in).

-- 
`On a scale of 1-10, X's "brokenness rating" is 1.1, but that's only
 because bringing Windows into the picture rescaled "brokenness" by
 a factor of 10.' --- Peter da Silva
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