test please delete

[DS23]

now in high season that place is utterly, utterly vile. we passed through there a few years ago. it was hideous beyond comprehension.

[DS23]

but the costa is not all like that.

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Knoppix

Having run that batch file line by line and fixed the stupid error, there's another one to run. That has the line:

syslinux\win32\syslinux.exe -ma %~d0

"%~d0"? I don't think so.

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Knoppix

Oh goody. A Google search for "%~d0" doesn't work.

[DS23]

imminent palindrome!

[BrowneIssue]

Knoppix

Hang about.

syslinux?

Don't I have to be in Linux for that to run?

[DS23]

Oh goody. A Google search for "%~d0" doesn't work.

tried the linux forums?

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Knoppix

Oh. Found it.

\syslinux\win32\syslinux.exe

"You need to be running at least Windows NT"

[BrowneIssue]

tried the linux forums?

Nope.

I was assured this is easy and any damned fool can do it.

So it has become a matter of principle.

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Knoppix

"You need to be running at least Windows NT"

So, to install Linux, I just need to buy a new copy of Windows.

Good planning, people.