Re: Debian diskeless

From: SkyWriter (skywriter_at_mrnutty.com)
Date: 07/30/03 

Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:14:57 GMT

"Harald Hellesų" wrote:

> "SkyWriter" <skywriter@mrnutty.com> wrote in message
> news:3F27444B.1B2F27E@mrnutty.com...
> > "Harald Hellesų" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > Anybody now to make the indy a diskeless Debian computer?
> >
> > no, but i know how to make an indy computer disk debianless!
> >
> >
> You don't like Debian on Indy??

linux on an sgi is unatural, like four legs on a turkey. however
with the turkey you get something good, more turkey legs!
with linux you get the equivilent of a ...a... well does the
term 'short bus' mean anything to you?

>
> IRIX cost a lot of money.....And the updates for my IRIX 6.5.6m takes to
> much time and money to download on my ISDN line.....So debian is the only
> thing that can make my Indy usefull....

this is quite simply a case of having the wrong computer for the wrong
reason.

besides, whats with that name 'debian' it's like two names 'deb and ians'
linux.
reminds me of 'bill and teds excellent adventure', not that THAT was any
good
either.

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