No, probably won't work. Try with the internal CDRom, or an external one if   
   there is none.   
      
   Eugenia   
      
      
   "vicky"  wrote in message   
   news:bs9ist$chm$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...   
   > in all my wisdom, i bought a refurb laptop. Low spec, cheap, with a lan   
   > card. All i want it for is typing, and journals etc, nothing fancy.   
   >   
   > I don't like windows, and have used BeOS before (musician), and wondered   
   if   
   > it would be possible/viable to transfer it to the laptop via a serial   
   cable.   
   >   
   > Would it even realise that there was a serial cable trying to send stuff   
   to   
   > it? would my pc even realise there was summat on the other end of the   
   cable?   
   >   
   > advice?   
   >   
   > thanks for any help guys,   
   >   
   > vicky   
   >   
   >   
      
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