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    that will either run from or install from a floppy...(or a few floppies )

    got this old ass tandy laptop i had up in a closet for years
    get this...a Tandy 1100FD laptop
    it has NO networking hardware at all...
    only a serial and a parallel port
    no optical drive, only a floppy drive
    and its got one of those green contrast kinda screens
    the bastard was made in like 88 or 89 i think

    so i need a really basic OS i'm thinking....
    (i'm thinking all i'll be able to run on it is win 3.x or 5.x)
    i'm sure i can find some kinda use for it, just dont know what yet........
    I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecile.
    I will only complicate you. Trust in me and fall as well.
    I will find a center in you. I will chew it up and leave.
    I will work to elevate you just enough to bring you down.

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    https://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=99692

    Don't know if it will work on your computer though

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    Originally posted by LSA@29 February 2004 - 15:29
    https://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=99692

    Don't know if it will work on your computer though
    hey, cool, thnx B)
    its worth a try, this laptop's a junker, so....
    just experimenting with it B)

    no luck...the links arent working, nor is 'right click save as...'
    besides, i doubt that this laptop has 32bit technology
    does this mean i gotta learn more about dos?
    I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecile.
    I will only complicate you. Trust in me and fall as well.
    I will find a center in you. I will chew it up and leave.
    I will work to elevate you just enough to bring you down.

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    If that doesn't work you could try some of these floppy sized linux distros

    EDIT: Could always learn linux ^^

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    Originally posted by LSA@29 February 2004 - 15:41
    EDIT: Could always learn linux ^^
    yeah, i'm working my way up to it
    i can get really, really lazy at times
    I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecile.
    I will only complicate you. Trust in me and fall as well.
    I will find a center in you. I will chew it up and leave.
    I will work to elevate you just enough to bring you down.

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    Originally posted by FKDUP74+29 February 2004 - 17:36--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FKDUP74 &#064; 29 February 2004 - 17:36)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-LSA@29 February 2004 - 15:29
    https://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=99692

    Don&#39;t know if it will work on your computer though
    hey, cool, thnx B)
    its worth a try, this laptop&#39;s a junker, so....
    just experimenting with it B)

    no luck...the links arent working, nor is &#39;right click save as...&#39;
    besides, i doubt that this laptop has 32bit technology
    does this mean i gotta learn more about dos? [/b][/quote]
    I fixed the links, although you will probably not like it. It is for novice users

    Try dos

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    Originally posted by shn@29 February 2004 - 15:56
    I fixed the links, although you will probably not like it. It is for novice users

    Try dos
    i am a novice
    when it comes to linux...
    i&#39;ve never messed with linux, rawrite, or any of that stuff before
    but i do like a nice challenge though B)

    i will probably be hauniting the linux section for days to come
    with teh n00biest of all questions

    thanks all for the links/help B)
    I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecile.
    I will only complicate you. Trust in me and fall as well.
    I will find a center in you. I will chew it up and leave.
    I will work to elevate you just enough to bring you down.

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    Windows 3.11 comes on a series of floppies i believe, very old though&#33;
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    Originally posted by kaiweiler@29 February 2004 - 16:25
    Windows 3.11 comes on a series of floppies i believe, very old though&#33;
    heh, so is the laptop i&#39;m screwin around with
    I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecile.
    I will only complicate you. Trust in me and fall as well.
    I will find a center in you. I will chew it up and leave.
    I will work to elevate you just enough to bring you down.

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    You could always give windows 3.11 a go then
    HERE it says
    Microsoft Windows 3.11 3.5 Disk Format
    Q6600 @ 3.42Ghz | Gigabyte EP35-DS3R | EVGA 8800GT 721/1802/2006 w/ Accelero S1 | 4gb Crucial DDR2 @ 760mhz | 750gb Hitachi 7k1000 | Corsair 520HX | 2 x Samsung SyncMaster T240 24" | Windows 7 Ultimate

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