[RULE] do we need a spreadsheet of the software?

Colin Mattoon cjm2 at lewiston.com
Mon Feb 24 08:25:12 EET 2003


On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 18:17:18 -0800
"Eugene Wong" <disposable_eugene at hotmail.com> wrote:

> >From: Martin Stricker <shugal at gmx.de>
> >Eugene Wong wrote:
> <snip: Eugene gave network install idea>
> <snip: Martin gave excellent network install idea, utilizing database>
> >As said, I *really* like your idea, I just object the way you try to
> >accomplish it. I'm a database guy for quite some years now, and it
> >always gives me a small heart attack when I see redundant data or
> >repeating tasks that are done by anything but a script! ;-))) Thanks for
> >your *excellent* idea, Eugene!
> 
> You're welcome, and thank you for your suggestion. I must say, however, I 
> *really* like *your* idea, & I just object to the way that you are trying to 
> accomplish it. ;^p Anyways, since you volunteered, I don't want to 
> micromanage everything, so I'll let you take care it, as I trust in your 
> expertise. ;^p
> 
> Seriously, would you be interested in working with Marco to accomplish this? 
> You must know more than me, because I wasn't even aware that there was a 
> real database to work with.
> 
> Just to let you know what I have to work with, here is a list of what's on 
> my end of the Internet:
> 1.) 486 8MB with approx. 500 MB.
> 2.) 1 floppy drive
> 3.) 10Mb ethernet
> 4.) "unlimited" floppies
> 5.) Michael Fratoni's custom kernels & busybox
> 6.) no CD drive or special stuff
> 
> So that means, what ever you want to do on the server end, must be able to 
> work with busybox & the kernel, on a floppy disk. Once we get that list, my 
> scripts can take care of the rest.
> 
> Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with wget. However, as long as I know 
> the url [or whatever], then we should be able to carry on from there.
> 
> Comments? Questions?
> 
> 
> Sincerely, & with thanks,
> Eugene T.S. Wong
> 
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