[ale] Backpack parallel port cd-rom?

[amy at slash.ns.gatech.edu (Amy Jacoby Ayers)]

On Dec 16, 10:40am, Arnold D. Robbins wrote:
> Subject: [ale] Backpack parallel port cd-rom?
> Does anyone know if Linux supports the "Backpack" CD-ROM that hooks up
> to the parallel port?  I'm getting ready to get one, and want to be able
> to use it to install Linux (red hat 4.0).

I haven't heard of this before... but I have a floppy for my laptop which
I connect via the parallel port and didn't have to do _anything_ at all
to get it to work. It was just magic. :) And I'm running red hat 4.0.

-Amy