More Multia stuff...

["Ben Beuchler" <beekler@bigfoot.com>]

Anywho, I've been researching drive options for my lovely new Multia and it
appears that I can go one of four ways: 2.5" IDE, 3.5" IDE, 2.5" SCSI, 3.5"
SCSI.  As I've read on several pages that the 3.5" options tend to generate
more heat than it can handle, I'm leaning towards the 2.5" IDE drive.  There
certainly seem to be plenty around for <$75 in sizes more then large enough
to be useful.  I've also found a couple of suppliers for the elusive 44-pin
IDE cables necessary for the smaller drives.  There does appear to be a
rather kludgy way to make it work with normal 40-pin IDE, but I dislike
kludgy.  The OEM floppy drives are available for $39.  The same distributor
also carries the OEM brackets designed to mount a 2.5" drive in the front
bays.  Anyone found out anything about other (cheaper) models of FDDs that
might fit?

Incidentally, there also seems to be more options then the standard 640X480
VGA graphics.  I've found a couple of charts listing all of the possible
jumper settings and there resulting graphics modes.

I can dig up the links for any of the above pieces of info, if anyone is
interested...

Question:  Since I don't have access to an external SCSI CD-ROM, can anyone
point me to information on performing an FTP install of Linux?  I should
have my DSL line in by the time I have my Multia up and running.  If not,
I'll just set up an FTP server on my LAN...

Ben
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