Install disks (was pcmcia install -- off topic)

I am almost reluctant to reply further to this (probably unfortunately not reluctant enough). I don't personally know anyone that trys to install an operating system without reading about how to do the task. I don't personally care one way or the other what name was assigned to the disk. Howeve

Re: pcmcia install -- off topic rant

On Wednesday, 3 December 1997, David Wright writes: > > On Monday, 1 December 1997, Bill Leach writes: > > > > > > As an aside, why call the debian setup floppy "resc1440.bin" when it > > > > could be named something like "boot.bin", or "debian.bin" (alongside > > > > debi1200.bin/boot1200.bin)?

Re: pcmcia install -- off topic

On Monday, 1 December 1997, Bill Leach writes: > > As an aside, why call the debian setup floppy "resc1440.bin" when it > > could be named something like "boot.bin", or "debian.bin" (alongside > > debi1200.bin/boot1200.bin)? > > Well, because it _is_ a "rescue" floppy and can be used to boot and