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Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:36:27 PDT7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: USB Stick replacing floppies !?

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In <1067374394-0-lists2svobi@synass.net>, on 10/28/03
at 11:54 AM, "lists 2 svobi at synass dot net"
said:

>Soon I am leaving for vacations and I would have my floppyless notebook
>ready for go ;-)

>How can a USB Stick replace the floppy disk ?

I don't know that it can. These days a bootable CD is usually the easiest
solution.

>1q1: Do I need 3 sticks to replace these 3 Installation Diskettes ... ...
>or can I put all these 3 Installation Diskettes onto ONE USB Stick ?

First you'll need to figure out if you can boot from the USB stick. I
would doubt this is possible.

Regards,

Steven

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