running python on a floppy?

Damond Walker dwalker at iximd.com
Mon Aug 30 10:14:45 EDT 1999


Doug Hellmann wrote in message <37CA50EC.4FC03560 at home.com>...
>Why are people still trying to fit distributions like this on a
>*floppy*?  Why not use a Zip disk?  Granted, they are more expensive,
>but there is *so* much more room.
>


    Sure, the ZIP is better for such things but I'd assume that most PC
style hardware comes with a 3.5" drive.  This isn't true for the Zip drive.
    Other than that, it's an exercise in pain.  And some people dig that.
:)

            Damo






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