1996-01-06 - Re: Mixmaster On A $20 Floppy?

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From: Laszlo Vecsey <master@internexus.net>
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Message ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960106121016.1382C-100000@micro.internexus.net>
Reply To: <4cmg14$682@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
UTC Datetime: 1996-01-06 19:22:03 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 7 Jan 1996 03:22:03 +0800

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From: Laszlo Vecsey <master@internexus.net>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 1996 03:22:03 +0800
Subject: Re: Mixmaster On A $20 Floppy?
In-Reply-To: <4cmg14$682@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960106121016.1382C-100000@micro.internexus.net>
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> >Question 1: Can you fit linux, pgp, mixmaster, etc. on the 135 Mb disk and
> >have enough useful space left over for a useful amount of data? 
>
> [snip snip snip]
> 
> But if I can squeeze everything I need to turn an arbitrary PC
> into a secure (modulo hardware) login session into 1.44 MB + boot image,
> I don't think there's a problem putting all the stuff you want on a
> 135MB disk.  Hell, the _hard disk_ on my Linux box is only 80MB...

Someone can get one of those tiny devices that slips on the end of a 
keyboard connector and captures all the scan codes - you're better off 
bringing the whole computer (laptop) along with your floppy. 





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