Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA on LiveCD ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2008
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 101090
interpreted = N
texte = And something that doesn't want to write back to a locked session on a CD .... You will also need to get around people who's computer doesn't boot in the order you need (ie 1. Floppy, 2. CD, 3. HDD) or have turned off CD booting in their BIOS. As WebDNA was originally a Mac product (the reason I started with WebDNA), what about a Mac version. It all sounds great Ken, I am just glad I will not be manning the Help Desk ! On 10/10/2008, at 5:49 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >> The CD thing might work as well, >> however you have to have it >> configured for the various OS's ... > > No no no, we're taking about a "LiveCD" here ... > > A LiveCD is a CD that has its own OS on the CD itself. When > you stick it in the slot and boot your computer the BIOS > sees the OS that's on the CD and launches it. From then on > you're running the OS that's on the CD, not the OS that's > on your hard drive. > > In fact, the OS that's on the CD might not even 'see' your > hard drive ... but this is not necessarily a bad thing > because this also means the LiveCD can completely ignore > your existing hard drive and run very happily without it! > > That's why this is such a perfect solution. What I'm > proposing is to create a LiveCD that has a version of Linux > on it, and a web server, and a mail server, and a ftp > server, and a dns server, and a browser, and a text editor, > and an email client -- and WebDNA of course -- all > pre-configured to work with each other whether the computer > has a hard drive or not, and whether it has a network > connection or not. > > It's basically a complete client-server system all on > one "LiveCD", configured specifically to help people > practice writing WebDNA and testing what they have > written -- immediately -- on their own computers and with > absolutely no risk that anything they do is going to mess > with their regular hard disk-based operating system or the > data stored on them. > > The CD could also be filled with all kinds of tutorials and > examples and such, but even if that came later a > basic "plug and play" system that works "out of the box" > within minutes would be more than most people will ever > need in order to get a jump start on learning and using > WebDNA as soon as possible. > > And just imagine being the first software company on Earth > to introduce such a system. How good is that in terms of > advertising value? There's no way all the big computer and > software sites and magazines are going to miss reporting > this kind of news! > > Ah well, it's probably all just a dream ... but I can > *really* dream up some unusual concepts sometimes, can't I? > > :) > > The thing is, this one really 'makes sense' to me. To get > started I just need a version of WebDNA that's going to > install and run properly with the HTTP server I put on the > LiveCD, that's all ... > > Sincerely, > Ken Grome > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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And something that doesn't want to write back to a locked session on a CD .... You will also need to get around people who's computer doesn't boot in the order you need (ie 1. Floppy, 2. CD, 3. HDD) or have turned off CD booting in their BIOS. As WebDNA was originally a Mac product (the reason I started with WebDNA), what about a Mac version. It all sounds great Ken, I am just glad I will not be manning the Help Desk ! On 10/10/2008, at 5:49 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote: >> The CD thing might work as well, >> however you have to have it >> configured for the various OS's ... > > No no no, we're taking about a "LiveCD" here ... > > A LiveCD is a CD that has its own OS on the CD itself. When > you stick it in the slot and boot your computer the BIOS > sees the OS that's on the CD and launches it. From then on > you're running the OS that's on the CD, not the OS that's > on your hard drive. > > In fact, the OS that's on the CD might not even 'see' your > hard drive ... but this is not necessarily a bad thing > because this also means the LiveCD can completely ignore > your existing hard drive and run very happily without it! > > That's why this is such a perfect solution. What I'm > proposing is to create a LiveCD that has a version of Linux > on it, and a web server, and a mail server, and a ftp > server, and a dns server, and a browser, and a text editor, > and an email client -- and WebDNA of course -- all > pre-configured to work with each other whether the computer > has a hard drive or not, and whether it has a network > connection or not. > > It's basically a complete client-server system all on > one "LiveCD", configured specifically to help people > practice writing WebDNA and testing what they have > written -- immediately -- on their own computers and with > absolutely no risk that anything they do is going to mess > with their regular hard disk-based operating system or the > data stored on them. > > The CD could also be filled with all kinds of tutorials and > examples and such, but even if that came later a > basic "plug and play" system that works "out of the box" > within minutes would be more than most people will ever > need in order to get a jump start on learning and using > WebDNA as soon as possible. > > And just imagine being the first software company on Earth > to introduce such a system. How good is that in terms of > advertising value? There's no way all the big computer and > software sites and magazines are going to miss reporting > this kind of news! > > Ah well, it's probably all just a dream ... but I can > *really* dream up some unusual concepts sometimes, can't I? > > :) > > The thing is, this one really 'makes sense' to me. To get > started I just need a version of WebDNA that's going to > install and run properly with the HTTP server I put on the > LiveCD, that's all ... > > Sincerely, > Ken Grome > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/
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