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   Sam to this-isnt-my-real-address@freenet.c   
   Re: help?   
   27 Dec 03 19:20:54   
   
   From: a@b.c   
      
   On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:15:27 -0000, "vicky"   
    wrote:   
      
   >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   
      
   It would also be possible to remove the hard disk and temporarily   
   connect it to another machine. Then you would be able to install an   
   operating system from there. Sam   
      
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