I wouldn't choose either if only available as floppy disks.
I wouldn't choose either if only available as floppy disks.
I worked out the size of Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit as 3,545,472 KB. Each 3.5 floppy averaged about 1.44 MB, which means roughly 2,463 floppies would be needed. Some people prefer Windows 7, so I checked an estimate from the web—about 2,084 floppies. Would you go ahead and install it with that many disks?
Producing all those floppies would cost much more than Windows itself. Additionally, Windows needs to be delivered as a single, unified image on a bootable medium—whether that’s a USB drive or an optical disc. You can’t break it down into small fragments.
Absolutely not. Installing Windows 95 from a floppy drive was a lengthy and frustrating process. Regarding @Phentos, it is indeed feasible to do so, as programs were packaged and compiled by the installer during the installation phase.
I recall setting up Windows 3.1 from floppy disks as well; it seems when Windows 95 launched I had a few options, though not a positive one... It was roughly around 32 discs of floppies for that version. Installation likely took 2 to 3 hours or more, possibly longer. Back then I disliked floppies (around 1994), even with a CD-ROM, because computing was really tough and waiting while things installed or wrote was super frustrating.