Loading LINUX without a local CD drive

Their is a way of loading LINUX without having a CD drive local.

LINUX can be loaded by setting up a TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocal)
or FTP server on a local LINUX box or a WIN95 workstation.

However, I agree with previous writters: find a low-end, cheap or free
486-100 or Pentium with a CD drive. Pentium is perferable because most have
standard CD drives, not proprietary drivers to fiddle with. This will give
you some room to expand. I hate being hemmed in by technology.

Cheers!

Paul Devey


-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Shaver <mshaver@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Date: Saturday, November 27, 1999 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC & RT Linux

>From: "Matt Shaver" <mshaver@...>
>
>> From: Greg Nuspel <nuspelg@...>
>>
>> I have an old 486sx laptop on which I would like to run control software
>> for my project if possible. I was wondering if Real Time Linux along
>> with EMC is the answer?
>
>You're going to need at least a P90 to be happy with the EMC.
>
>> I am running 4 axis x,y and u,v on a hot wire foam cutter. The unit is
>> for cutting foam wings for radio control airplanes. The software has to
>> create a spline through the airfoil coordinates. I have a copy of an
>> algorithm for this purpose. I had already set up boards for this project
>> using the design Hans Wedermeyer created. I was going to use CNCPro but
>> it doesn't support macros in which a spline algorithm could run.
>
>The EMC doesn't support macros, subroutines, or parametric programming

(yet).

>If your algorithm can output G code then the EMC can run it regardless of
>length (up to the size of your hard drive). I'm also not sure if the EMC is
>going to be able to control your U and V axis without some changes.
>
>> Presently there is some software out there for this purpose but it has
>> been written for Windows 9x using an external clock to maintain a form
>> of real time control. My problem is my laptop is old has no CD-ROM so
>> loading Windows 95 onto a 486sx 25mhz is not very feasible.
>
>The most practical way to load Linux is using a CD, so this is a limitation
>for an EMC based system as well.
>
>Matt
>
>>Welcome to CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...,an unmoderated list for the

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