Linux on Floppy w/ Network and SMB/FTP/WEB Client

[Mista-X]

Hey all,

I've got an old K6 Compaq Laptop that I want to give to my kids to use. Here's the problem: CD-ROM drive is more or less useless.

It does however have a floppy drive that it can boot on.

So I would like to do the following options:

1.) Boot with a DOS disk, partition and format;
2.) Boot with a Linux disc that has network support and a client that can access a windows/apple/FTP/WWW/anything share on my LAN and move the setup files for winbl0w$ over the HD
3.) setup win from C: then delete the setup files (or keep em')

OR

1.) Install a linux version my kids could learn to use (network/internet install?)

Any suggestions?

TIA

[Just Doug1]

Not completely sure if this is what you want, but it looks promising.

http://trinux.sourceforge.net/

[Mista-X]

I found a few diff. ones:

http://www.linux.org/dist/list.html

I'll post what works out.

[Just Doug1]

I'd be interested in finding out what works for you.

[Mista-X]

The big problem is that the NIC is USB... I'm not sure if the bootable OS will have the driver for it...