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Re: floppy install



Kenneth D. Weinert (mc@quarter-flash.com) had this to say on 12/13/02 at 10:01: 
> I *know* I'm missing something here, because I did it once before, but
> I appear to now be missing a crucial step.
> 
> I'm trying to install Woody on an old ThinkPad (701C, the one with the
> butterfly keyboard) and I don't have a CD drive available.
> 
> This means, of course, a floppy/network install.
> 
> Thus the issue - I just don't see which set of floppies to use that
> will have the pcmcia support so that I can use my nic. It was set up
> as a ne2000 before and was working, but now I can't sort out how I got
> there. 
> 
> Any suggestions/pointers will be greatfully received.

I did it with the "bf24" series of floppies, on an old IBM ThinkPad that had
a busted CD-ROM.

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