Well if the machine has 1 x network port and a floppy drive and you can
get access to a broadband connection, some Linux distros have a boot
floppy that would allow you to boot the machine and use an ftp or http
server to install the OS.
Debian have instructions here
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch02s02.html.en#id2517234
Joe
Lars Hecking wrote:
> JMC SOFTWARE writes:
>>> Hi
>>>> Does the machine have a network port and do you have access to a
>> broadband connection ?
>>>> Yes, and no, but I can do this at work ... (don't get me started about
> broadband; I might turn to uncontrollable violence at the mention of
> Eircom ...)
>>>
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