Getting another browser on a laptop

I have an old 486 laptop loaded with lots of MS stuff I never use, and
plan to uninstall/delete. It has an unpatched IE 3.0.
It has an external floppy drive, no CD drive.

I plan to convert the laptop to basically all freeware like my desktop.

I want to install Netscape 4.79 (please, no comments). That program is
about 18 MB. I plan to load OB1 from a floppy, then browse to find
Netscape, d/l it and install on the laptop.

Is this the best approach in this situation?

Mike Sa

On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 08:03:02 -0700, ms<msa@nospa.com> wrote:

>I have an old 486 laptop loaded with lots of MS stuff I never use, and
>plan to uninstall/delete. It has an unpatched IE 3.0.
>It has an external floppy drive, no CD drive.
>
>I plan to convert the laptop to basically all freeware like my desktop.
>
>I want to install Netscape 4.79 (please, no comments). That program is
>about 18 MB. I plan to load OB1 from a floppy, then browse to find
>Netscape, d/l it and install on the laptop.
>
>Is this the best approach in this situation?
>
Only if you don't have any access to the hardware that would enable
you to set up a file transfer or a network.
It's pretty easy to build a null modem cable, which you can use in
conjunction with Interlnk ( see DOS commands ).

Other than that, you can buy laptop hard drive interface adaptors (
ebay, five quid ) that allow you to connect the laptop's drive to your
desktop machine as a secondary hard drive, and thus transfer files
that way.

Regards,


--
Steve ( out in the sticks )
Email: anyoldname(*AT*)gmx(*dot*)co(*dot*)uk

" Steve H" <AvaLook@Sig.UK> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 08:03:02 -0700, ms<msa@nospa.com> wrote:
>
> >I have an old 486 laptop loaded with lots of MS stuff I never use, and
> >plan to uninstall/delete. It has an unpatched IE 3.0.
> >It has an external floppy drive, no CD drive.
> >
> >I plan to convert the laptop to basically all freeware like my desktop.
> >
> >I want to install Netscape 4.79 (please, no comments). That program is
> >about 18 MB. I plan to load OB1 from a floppy, then browse to find
> >Netscape, d/l it and install on the laptop.
> >
> >Is this the best approach in this situation?
> >
> Only if you don't have any access to the hardware that would enable
> you to set up a file transfer or a network.
> It's pretty easy to build a null modem cable, which you can use in
> conjunction with Interlnk ( see DOS commands ).
>
> Other than that, you can buy laptop hard drive interface adaptors (
> ebay, five quid ) that allow you to connect the laptop's drive to your
> desktop machine as a secondary hard drive, and thus transfer files
> that way.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> --
> Steve ( out in the sticks )
> Email: anyoldname(*AT*)gmx(*dot*)co(*dot*)uk


I agree with Steve, setting up a null modem would be the way to go. I've
had to do this myself on a similiar laptop.

ms wrote:

> I have an old 486 laptop loaded with lots of MS stuff I never use, and
> plan to uninstall/delete. It has an unpatched IE 3.0.
> It has an external floppy drive, no CD drive.
>
> I plan to convert the laptop to basically all freeware like my desktop.
>
> I want to install Netscape 4.79 (please, no comments). That program is
> about 18 MB. I plan to load OB1 from a floppy, then browse to find
> Netscape, d/l it and install on the laptop.
>
> Is this the best approach in this situation?

Hi Mike,

You could use a file splitter and transfer the file from another
machinge via floppy:

http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/P...tm#FileSplitter

Chainsaw

Susan
--
Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org
PL2004 CD http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/CD2004PL.htm
alt.comp.freeware FAQ: http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html

Susan Bugher wrote:
>
> ms wrote:
>
> > I have an old 486 laptop loaded with lots of MS stuff I never use, and
> > plan to uninstall/delete. It has an unpatched IE 3.0.
> > It has an external floppy drive, no CD drive.
> >
> > I plan to convert the laptop to basically all freeware like my desktop.
> >
> > I want to install Netscape 4.79 (please, no comments). That program is
> > about 18 MB. I plan to load OB1 from a floppy, then browse to find
> > Netscape, d/l it and install on the laptop.
> >
> > Is this the best approach in this situation?
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> You could use a file splitter and transfer the file from another
> machinge via floppy:
>
> http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/P...tm#FileSplitter
>
> Chainsaw
>
> Susan
> --
> Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org
> PL2004 CD http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/CD2004PL.htm
> alt.comp.freeware FAQ: http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html

That's true, Susan. IIRC, somewhere I have Netscape 4.79 on about 17
floppies. But I can just see about floppy #10, some error message that
hangs up. Maybe as a last resort, but thanks anyway.

Mike Sa

Steve H wrote:
>
> On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 08:03:02 -0700, ms<msa@nospa.com> wrote:
>
> >I have an old 486 laptop loaded with lots of MS stuff I never use, and
> >plan to uninstall/delete. It has an unpatched IE 3.0.
> >It has an external floppy drive, no CD drive.
> >
> >I plan to convert the laptop to basically all freeware like my desktop.
> >
> >I want to install Netscape 4.79 (please, no comments). That program is
> >about 18 MB. I plan to load OB1 from a floppy, then browse to find
> >Netscape, d/l it and install on the laptop.
> >
> >Is this the best approach in this situation?
> >
> Only if you don't have any access to the hardware that would enable
> you to set up a file transfer or a network.
> It's pretty easy to build a null modem cable, which you can use in
> conjunction with Interlnk ( see DOS commands ).
>
> Other than that, you can buy laptop hard drive interface adaptors (
> ebay, five quid ) that allow you to connect the laptop's drive to your
> desktop machine as a secondary hard drive, and thus transfer files
> that way.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Steve ( out in the sticks )
> Email: anyoldname(*AT*)gmx(*dot*)co(*dot*)uk

Thanks, I understood *most* of the above, will look into a null modem
cable.

Mike Sa

"ms" <msa@nospa.com> wrote
> IIRC, somewhere I have Netscape 4.79 on about 17
> floppies. But I can just see about floppy #10, some error message that
> hangs up. Maybe as a last resort, but thanks anyway.

But in that case you just repeat floppy #10 until it works.
You do _not_ have to copy all the other floppy disks again,
as you would if using a spanned set of zipped floppies.
All the ChainSaw floppys can be loaded in what order you like.
(in fact you can do it with just one floppy reused)
When all floppies content are transferred to the harddsik, you start the BAT
file,
which collects the big file on the harddisk and deletes all the chunks.

> http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/P...tm#FileSplitter
is a good tool for your job.

Regrads
Thorkild Dlasgaard

On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 10:00:13 -0700, ms<msa@nospa.com> wrote:

>Steve H wrote:
>>
<Snip>
>> It's pretty easy to build a null modem cable, which you can use in
>> conjunction with Interlnk ( see DOS commands ).
>>

>
>Thanks, I understood *most* of the above, will look into a null modem
>cable.
>

Here's an article on Interlnk:

http://www.microcozm.com/interlnk.htm

Think I have a few links to cable wiring diagrams somewhere....

Regards,



--
Steve ( out in the sticks )
Email: anyoldname(*AT*)gmx(*dot*)co(*dot*)uk

Steve H wrote:
>
> On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 10:00:13 -0700, ms<msa@nospa.com> wrote:
>
> >Steve H wrote:
> >>
> <Snip>
> >> It's pretty easy to build a null modem cable, which you can use in
> >> conjunction with Interlnk ( see DOS commands ).
> >>
>
> >
> >Thanks, I understood *most* of the above, will look into a null modem
> >cable.
> >
>
> Here's an article on Interlnk:
>
> http://www.microcozm.com/interlnk.htm
>
> Think I have a few links to cable wiring diagrams somewhere....
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Steve ( out in the sticks )
> Email: anyoldname(*AT*)gmx(*dot*)co(*dot*)uk

Yes, a URL for a wiring diagram would be handy. Otherwise, I see a lot
of file transferring on a floppy disk.

Mike Sa

Thorkild Dalsgaard wrote:
>
> "ms" <msa@nospa.com> wrote
> > IIRC, somewhere I have Netscape 4.79 on about 17
> > floppies. But I can just see about floppy #10, some error message that
> > hangs up. Maybe as a last resort, but thanks anyway.
>
> But in that case you just repeat floppy #10 until it works.
> You do _not_ have to copy all the other floppy disks again,
> as you would if using a spanned set of zipped floppies.
> All the ChainSaw floppys can be loaded in what order you like.
> (in fact you can do it with just one floppy reused)
> When all floppies content are transferred to the harddsik, you start the BAT
> file,
> which collects the big file on the harddisk and deletes all the chunks.
>
> > http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/P...tm#FileSplitter
> is a good tool for your job.
>
> Regrads
> Thorkild Dlasgaard

Thanks, but long ago I did this in Winzip, don't even use it now. I
would have to do it over in Chainsaw.

Mike Sa