[K12OSN] Given this situation, why bother continue with LTSP?

[Debbie Schiel]

Dear Joseph,

Regarding your idea to dual-boot your windows machines...

First I tried the option where you change the BIOS to make the PC boot 
to the network first (K12ltsp), and if you want windows you just hit the 
esc key to abort the network boot. However, even though it worked, it 
seemed a bit 'messy' and I found this option better:

https://listman.redhat.com/archives/k12osn/2005-April/msg00541.html

(see my ecstatic response when I found that it actually worked 
https://listman.redhat.com/archives/k12osn/2004-December/msg00594.html)

It brings up a menu at start-up giving you a certain amount of time (you 
can set the time) to decide if you want to boot k12 or windows.

Another thing to mention is that I was brought up on Macs while studying 
graphic design, converted to windows (what a dark day that was!) after 
my mac crashed one too many times (in the days b4 OSX), and knew nothing 
about Linux until June/July last year. I'm now teaching Year4 (not just 
ICT but *everything*) three days a week and have Thursday as ICT 
teacher/co-ordinator and Friday as tech/fix-it support.

This post has been great to read with many gems of wisdom that I will be 
quoting in future to support this 'gospel' (K12LTSP is good news!).

Best regards,

Debbie
--
http://www.redeemer.qld.edu.au/

On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 15:23 -0500, Doug Simpson wrote:
 > Actually, if you don't need floppy access on those computers (and 
even if
 > you do it is still doable. . .put the boot floppy into the floppy drive,
 > slide the floppy drive back into the case and put the blanker back in.
 > \
 > Out of sight - out of mind!
 >
 > Works for me!

Alternately, you can install the boot image on the harddrive. It is a
different image, but works and you don't need much of a hard drive for
it. This can also be used to dual-boot the machine. Way-back in the list
archives (or maybe on the LTSP archive) someone successfully did this.

I figure a floppy is more likely to go bad than an hd, especially with
infrequent use.

JSR/