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Subject: Re: how many diskettes for djgpp ?
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 18:42:28 GMT
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Damian Yerrick wrote:
>
> > Two words: Zip drive. Iomega makes excellent drives that connect to any PC
> > with a parallel or USB port (you may need to download the drivers from
> > www.iomega.com to install on your CD-less PC); carry the driver disk with
> > you when you go.
>
> Aren't there quite a few machines out there which don't have a USB
> port?
> Isn't it easier to find a CD drive?  If it is, then a CD is much
> easier to take with you than a Zip drive, isn't it?

    But, you would need to find a burner to save your installation onto a CD.
And then it's read-only.  If you are worried about computers without USB ports,
then get the parrallel version.



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