[SC.LUG] Re: old box contest

[Simeon Farrington]

srmlou> Message: 3
srmlou> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 23:38:18 -0000 (GMT)
srmlou> Subject: Re: [SC.LUG] Re: old box contest
srmlou> From: "Richard Smedley" <richard@sc.lug.org.uk>
srmlou> To: <sc@mailman.lug.org.uk>
srmlou> Reply-To: sc@mailman.lug.org.uk


srmlou> Simeon Farrington said:
>> I tried to install debian onto an old abacus, but couldn't find
>> anywhere to boot the CD from :^)

srmlou> Hello Simeon,

srmlou> You need the expansion pack, with the extra beads,
srmlou> then you can toggle in the boot record yourself -
srmlou> in octal ;-P

I think that option is only on the Abacus series 2; I have a series 1
with only blue beads. However, I have some red paint left over form
the decorating, so I might be able to upgrade it after all :-)


srmlou> Welcome back :-)

Thanks!



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 Simeon                            mailto:swfarrington@beeb.net