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need install 'how to' help



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need 'howto' help, newbie to linux, want to install debian to hd on laptop, specs follow

?possible to boot from floppy then launch intall from (1) an external USB CD-ROM, or (2) a USB pendrive with livecd iso, or (3) network? 


can boot from floppy, can read an attached USB CD-ROM drive using microsoft mscdex, unable to figure out how to access USB pendrive under DOS, have loadln


laptop specs  (bios does not support usb boot, do not have original pcmcia cd-rom drive)
Manufacturer: Toshiba
Model: Portege Tablet PC
Processor: 1.33 GHz Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor
Number of Processors: 1
RAM: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 40 GB, formatted to DOS 6.22
External USB floppy, no CD-ROM, built-in SD and CF card slots, 2 USB 1 ports
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