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- From: pdh@netcom.com (Phil Howard )
- Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 Nomad 425SXL + Linux
- Message-ID: <1992Dec19.185020.13774@netcom.com>
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- References: <CLOOS.92Dec17221641@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU>
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- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 18:50:20 GMT
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- cloos@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (James H. Cloos Jr.) writes:
-
- >Once it arrives, I'll be crunching down the dos fs to one small
- >partition and making room for Linux. Any suggestions on splitting,
- >say, 90Mo between root, swap, and home partitions? (Or perhaps root,
- >swap, usr and home.) I will install X once I get the 2nd 4Mo.
-
- One thing you might try is crunching DOS down into a floppy. Yes, it
- can be made to fit just fine. I've fit DOS plus PC/TCP networking into
- one floppy so I had a way to restore my DOS HD from a network backup.
- Take out the PC/TCP and you can fit an application or two as well.
-
- You don't need all the DOS tools on the same floppy. You can have one
- floppy for applications, and one for system utilities, etc. This can
- free your whole HD for serious use.
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