[Eug-lug] Linux convert
Allen Brown
abrown at peak.org
Tue Apr 8 21:01:36 PDT 2008
The first step would be to move them to the hard disk.
She hasn't gotten around to that. I wonder if she ever
will.
And this computer has no DVD or CD writer. We had to
use her son's computer to burn the Ubuntu CD.
Even if it did, I wonder if a 133MHz computer could
keep the write buffer full. I doubt it.
--
Allen Brown
http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown
> How about backing up the zip disks to dvd's. Then use flash
> drives for replacements.
> Jim K
> Allen Brown wrote:
>> She has a boatload of old zip disks. I can relate. My
>> Dad created a boatload of C64 floppys. I have transferred
>> a bunch to hard drive, but there are so many. And it takes
>> so much time.
>>
>> The other thing about Gentoo is that it is for experts.
>> I wanted something that she could install when she is in
>> Michigan. With Ubuntu that is possible. Of course, I
>> know you know that.
>>
> H
>
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