[plug] CD Writers

[Daniel Pearson]

Ok, Well when I put it in I'll have to get sum1 to walk nme through that :P

Regards
Daniel Pearson
----- Original Message -----
From: Shackleton, Kevin <kshackleton at agric.wa.gov.au>
To: <plug at linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 1999 8:29 AM
Subject: RE: [plug] CD Writers


> If you're going to install Linux on a completely separate drive, why worry
> about the CD burner - they're a very expensive way to get into storing
data
> when you compare them with a new 4 GB  hard drive at half the price.
>
> I'd set up Linux with only your Linux drive in the machine (as hda, the
> primary IDE master drive), then when that's going add your old Windows
drive
> as hdb or hdc and set up lilo to dual boot.
>
> K.
>
> > ----------
> > From: Daniel Pearson[SMTP:abandonware at iname.com]
> > Reply To: plug at linux.org.au
> > Sent: Sunday, 20 June 1999 10:32
> > To: plug at linux.org.au
> > Subject: [plug] CD Writers
> >
> > Hey everyone, I'm going to buy a CD - Writer so I can back up my
> > Hard-Drive
> > before I install linux. I have a Cyrix 6x86 P120, 16MB RAM, or a Intel
> > P90,
> > 32MB RAM. Which one should i put it on? And also would a Sony 2x4x24 IDE
> > burner for $520-550 be worth it?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Daniel Pearson
> >