Re: beware the IDE cd-rom drive of march...

[Wesley Leonard <marshall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A cheap (we're talking $12) network card may be a better investment (if
you don't already have a NIC).

You could bring it to a beginners meeting or the cclub office and we'll
gladly help you get it installed.  (If you don't have a NIC we can throw
one in for the install--we have a few in the office.)  Network installs
are really easy (albeit slow).  Once y ou get it installed there's not
much  need for a CD-ROM drive...  any software you need comes right off
the internet.

Speaking of the internet... what kind of Modem's in that P90?  
-- 
Wesley Leonard
marshall@pacdemon.org

http://www.pacdemon.org
"Death by misadventure"
	--Official cause of death of former AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott

rambozo wrote:
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> As far as linux is concerned, I am a pre-newbie, meaning that I don't
> even have it installed on ANY computer yet.  But I'm working on it.  And
> that's what this is all about...
> 
> I've got an old pentium 90 system that i'm trying to install linux on
> right now, and everything is working great except for the fact that I
> have no working cd-rom drive for that computer.  I need an IDE cd-rom
> drive.  So... my questions are:
> 
> 1. Does anyone have a cheap IDE cd-rom drive they can sell me?
>  -OR-
> 2. Does anyone know where I can get one?
> -OR-
> 3. Can anyone think of a logical reason (or maybe illogical, since we're
> dealing with parents...) that my dad should upgrade from his current 16x
> to a faster cd-rom drive, such that I can have his old 16x?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Josh