Hmm... I use lan, or i-red. or cdrw or usb.
bootloader try grub... very nice...
and what is this small pc mounted button you speak of. Don't think I know that one
I'd just use the Windows disc for a boot disc- except for some reason the thing doesn't include the format comand. Very screwy.
The button is the one sticking out of the front of the floppy drive.
lan, i-whatever, cd-rw and usb all have various issues floppies don't. Mainly, usb and lan only works if you can connect the computers, and CD-RW is again too slow and expensive to bother with for small files.