install on a floppy & CD-less laptop?

From: Bob Tennent (BobT_at_cs.queensu.ca)
Date: 05/31/04 

Date: 31 May 2004 01:31:12 GMT

I'm looking at an ASUS laptop that has an external CD and optional
external floppy. So how do I install Linux? Presumably I can't boot from
the external devices.

Bob T.

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