I have an old computer here with no CD drive. The only way I can intsall Slackware on it is by useing floppy disks. I have downloaded Slackware 1.1.2, it is nice and small. How do I put the stuff on the floppies? Do I mount a blank floppy and copy the files from in the directories into it? What is best?

I don't know how big Slack 1.1.2 is but I'll guess that even if it's only a few dozen Megs or so, you'll be dealing with a lot of floppies. Can you temporarily install a CD into the old PC just for the purposes of installing Slack, and then remove it? That would permit you to not only save a lot of time that would be spent making all those floppies, but would also permit you to install a more recent version of Slack.

Alternatively, I believe it is possible to d/l Slack to the hard drive, then install it from there. I haven't tried that, but it may be another option. (The Slack book has details on that approach) I don't know if either of these ideas might work out, but maybe they're worth considering. -- J.W.

I think you can JW. From what I understand you would make a partition on the drive and download it to the created partition then install on a seperate drive/partition.

I found a page that told me what to do. Okay, I will have this one running good in a few days I think. Now I am on to try and set up a message board.

Right on - please report back and let LQ know how it turns out. Along those lines, what are the specs on your rig? The term "old computer" is so subjective, it's always useful to find out the specs. Regards -- J.W.