[ale] a moment of silence please

Paul Cartwright ale at pcartwright.com
Wed Apr 28 06:21:38 EDT 2010


On Wed April 28 2010, Chris Woodfield wrote:
> I see your loading Windows 3.1 from floppies and raise you multiple
> installs of Microsoft Office 5.1(?) for Mac - I think there were at least
> 30 floppy disks in the box. And Windows 95 clocked in at 15 disks?

back in the late 80's, when we were installing AT&T UNIX PC7300's.. the 
install was 20-something floppies.. BACKUPs would get to 60+ floppies.. never 
did see a backup that ever restored without having at least ONE bad floppy..

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Paul Cartwright
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