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From: cws@janus.Quotron.com (Craig W. Shaver)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Distribution media survey
Summary: tape
Message-ID: <596@janus.Quotron.com>
Date: 28 Aug 90 22:03:19 GMT
References: <1337@mtxinu.UUCP>
Organization: Quotron Systems Inc., Los Angeles
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In article <1337@mtxinu.UUCP>, shore@mtxinu.COM (Melinda Shore) writes:
> []
> I'm trying to get a sense of what distribution media people would
> prefer for a large-ish OS installation.  The distribution is large
> enough for us to rule out floppies.  I did an informal survey at
> our booth at the last Usenix, and people overwhelmingly favored 
> floppy tapes.  What would people here prefer?  Are there media that
> are completely out of the question?  
> 

If not on HD 3 1/2's, then on QIC 60MB tapes.  How mucho for mach on a
386?

	Craig W. Shaver

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