Ron Smith wrote:
> ... I only have access to
> 'Windows' machines that do not have Perl installed at all.
> Is there a way to use Perl on-line from such a machine?

Go to http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/ and install ActivePerl
(free).

> Is Perl small enough to
> be installed on a floppy disk that can be moved from machine to
> machine?      

Nope. It may have at one time.
http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/pod/perlhist.html

The ActiveState .msi installation image _will_ fit on a CD. 

> 
> Is it possible to use 'Perl' without having to install it on a
> particular machine? 

Not really. There are various ways of "bundling" an application for
deployment on a target machine without having to install Perl separately.
You can also install Perl on a network share and run it that way I guess.

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