From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 28 16:56:25 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CEB316A4CE for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:56:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl (fia148-72.dsl.hccnet.nl [62.251.72.148]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0855A43D46 for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:56:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from colin@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl) Received: from localhost (colin@localhost) by kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl (8.11.6p2/8.11.6) with ESMTP id iBSGuFD10158; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:56:15 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:56:14 +0100 From: "Colin J. Raven" To: Tom Vilot In-Reply-To: <41D18C51.8030508@vilot.com> Message-ID: References: <0I9E0097SB4OQF@a34-mta02.direcway.com> <20041227210812.GK19771@wantadilla.lemis.com> <41D18C51.8030508@vilot.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Minimal system installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 16:56:25 -0000 On Dec 28, Tom Vilot launched this into the bitstream: > Colin J. Raven wrote: > >> How about this one...a laptop with the CD inoperable and the floppy >> missing. The PCMCIA controller may/may_not be fried... > > > I'm assuming built-in networking is asking too much of this poor old machine? > Sadly yes. It's either a Pentium 60 or Pentium 90. I'm ashamed to say it, but I don't remember. What I remember is this thing cost a damn fortune when it first came out (don't they all) and I ran a complete company off this 'lil guy. I remember also that it went all over the world with me. Ridiculous to say perhaps, but I almost can't bear to throw it away if it has even the *slightest* final use before it bites the dust.