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Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2003 11:54:16 PDT7
From:	"lists 2 svobi at synass dot net" <lists2svobi@synass.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: USB Stick replacing floppies !?

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Hello
since more and more computer systems do not have FD's anymore =

one has to find a solution like I am doing now:

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 ?

1) For an OS/2 installation I am always using floppies with some =

specific drivers and CONFIG:SYS added !

1q1: Do I need 3 sticks to replace these 3 Installation Diskettes ...
=2E.. or can I put all these 3 Installation Diskettes onto ONE USB Stick ?

1q2: How do I prepare these USB Sticks for this purpose ??

1q3: Do I need to observe some special specs with these USB Sticks ???

Another idea:
2) Instead of wasting a partition for a hardly used Maintenance =

Partition I am considering an USB Stick to act as a BootOS/2 =

or a DOS Boot unit !

2q1: Is it possible to make an USB Stick bootable for i.e. with =

DOS or BootOS2 ?

2q2: How do I prepare these USB Sticks for this purpose ??

2q3: Do I need to observe some special specs with these USB Sticks ???
=

Well, either group 1 or group 2 seem somewhat similar, except that =

group 1 shall collect 3 floppies onto a new media !

The 2nd group is a one to one change between 2 different medias !!

You advices, hints and suggestions, exspecially regarding an IBM =

T30, is hot awaited ;-)
Thanks in advance, =

svobi

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