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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> They did not disappear when I ran this experiment 
> in BL2 and mounted the new ramdisk.  

Then something was wrong with your experiment.
When you mount a device at a mountpoint, the
current contents of that mountpoint disappear
(until you umount it).

> If the /usr/local/bin in BL3.50 is on the path 
> but not empty

/usr/local/bin is empty in BL3.50.

> I was suggesting putting a larger nano on the 
> third floppy disk.  

I don't see the point.  The default editor (e3pi)
is adequate.  

> Abiword would not fit.  

Abiword fits into the DOS version, although it would
be better to install BL3 to HD first.

> It would need four disks.

It would be simpler to establish an internet connection
and download the complete Abiword package.

> Is there a linux 'split' program 

Yes.  I'm pretty sure it's in one of the Slackware 4.0 
packages.

> if someone wanted to use the FD BL3.50 with a program 
> such as kermit (2MB) that does not zip small enough 
> to fit on a floppy disk?

Yes, you could use multiple floppies that way, but
there are simpler options.  Like using a CF card.

> > > It went badly last time I tried.
>
> > Did you follow the step-by-step instructions exactly?
> 
> I am trying to follow them now:
>
> 1.  Add glibc from Slackware 9.0.  
>
> I already have SW8.1 and will use that, 

Then you are not following the step-by-step instructions.
That is probably why it went badly for you last time.

> 2.  Add /pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/glibc2/misc-libs.tgz
> 
> This file is not there, nor is the glibc2 directory.  

Oh dear, we must have lost it in the system crash a
couple of months ago.  Apparently you are the first
person to try it since then.

I'll fix it today.

Cheers,
Steven