On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 16:17 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote: > First thing I did to my machine after I bought it was put > a floppy disc in it. I can't imagine why machines come without > them now. I find that the best way to transfer files between > machines is often sneakernet (put on a floppy, and use the > old sneakers to carry it to the other machine), especially > when they use different OS or are some distance apart. I think that this is because most people (i.e. other than those that need to look after legacy systems without USB) now use a USB stick for that purpose since it's faster and generally more reliable than floppies. Paul.
