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Re: GigaRouter (Was Re: Cisco as Big Brother))
- From: Alexis Rosen
- Date: Sat Oct 19 12:22:22 1996
Jim Dixon writes:
> > Gated IMO is a good thing. The problem is the OS/hardware that it
> > runs on top of. I would dred having to install something that needs
> > a hard drive to route packets in a light-out POP.
>
> You don't need a hard drive. Use some of the money you saved by not
> buying C***o to buy lots of DRAM. Boot from floppy.
>
> Or even buy a flash-based hard drive emulator. Or combine the two
> solutions.
I've been thinking about this. A while ago I saw a product that emulated
dual 1.4MB floppies in flash on an ISA card. This seemed like a good way
to start. Has anyone actually tried this? What flash product did you use?
/a
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Alexis Rosen Owner/Sysadmin,
PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC.
alexis@panix.com
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