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There was also tomsrtbt[1], which was a staple in my "rescue" floppy collection. Along with the QNX floppy[2], which came in super handy when using a cyber café
by d3Xt3r 4mo ago
There was also tomsrtbt[1], which was a staple in my "rescue" floppy collection. Along with the QNX floppy[2], which came in super handy when using a cyber café or a friend's PC, and you wanted to avoid all the keyloggers and malware.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomsrtbt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomsrtbt
[2] http://toastytech.com/guis/qnxdemo.html http://toastytech.com/guis/qnxdemo.html
- dredmorbius 4mo agoTrinux was another such utility. It spanned multiple floppies, but booted to RAM and could effectively run from one. The additional disks were for additional tools/utilities. Still apparently available on Sourceforge.net, though last updated in 2013: <https://sourceforge.net/projects/trinux/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/trinux/>
- queenkjuul 4mo agoEvery time i pull out my tomsrtbt floppy i try to pronounce tomsrtbt in my head and it's always different
- doubled112 4mo agoTom’s sherbert tastes delicious, I’m sure, but it’s a strange name for a Linux distro.