Re: [LUG] Toshiba Laptops in Exeter?

[Rob Heath <robs_mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i all ready have revived a toshy laptop running 98 without cdrom (mine), just
requires right tools and software , even did one without cd or floppy ( answers
on post card )
not really a problem even from a blank drive ( no partitions)
windoze is easy , linux a little more tricky , nt/2k/xp even harder !!
Jonathan Melhuish wrote:

> On Sunday 11 August 2002 18:42, you wrote:
> > Jonathan Melhuish wrote:
> > > On Sunday 11 August 2002 14:03, you wrote:
> > > > Have a friend trying to revive a Toshiba Satellite without a
> > > > CD-ROM.
> > >
> > > Can you not get a network card in it and run a network install?  You'll
> > > probably find images for boot floppies on the install CD.  Would probably
> > > be easiest...
> >
> > We are working on that one - but as I said he may be doing evil
> > empire stuff, no idea how that works. Although I've never seen
> > anything boot of a PCMCIA network card without a little bit of
> > coaxing.
>
> Aah, you mean Windoze!  I shouldn't bother even trying ;-)
>
> Jon
>
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