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Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM

From	Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.os.msdos.programmer, comp.os.msdos.misc, alt.os.free-dos
Subject	Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM
Date	2011-08-12 14:54 -0400
Organization	University of Waterloo
Message-ID	<j23ssv$vf1$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> (permalink)
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monahanz  <monahan@vitasoft.org> wrote:
>I currently have is as far as reading 5" 360K disk. I am about to try
>and add an HDisk. I was going to first try and add a 1.4M 3" floppy.
>My question is:  if I return the correct disk parameters  to Int 13H
>will DOS V2.1 be able to read the disk (even though 1.4 disks were not
>available at the time).

The easiest way to find out would be to get a PC with both a 5 1/4"
and 3 1/2' disk drive, boot MS-DOS 2.1 on it and see if it can acess
the 3 1/2" drive.  You can probably do this in virtual machine if you
don't have the hardware.

					Ross Ridge

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Running (Free)DOS from ROM Ruud <ruud.baltissen@gmail.com> - 2011-08-05 10:08 -0700
  Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2011-08-05 14:20 -0400
  Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2011-08-06 03:49 -0400
    Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Ruud <ruud.baltissen@gmail.com> - 2011-08-10 09:54 -0700
      Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-12 10:17 -0700
        Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2011-08-12 14:54 -0400
          Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-12 14:54 -0700
            Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Single Stage to Orbit <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> - 2011-08-12 23:22 +0100
            Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM "Esra Sdrawkcab" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2011-08-17 18:18 +0100
        Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Single Stage to Orbit <alex.buell@munted.org.uk> - 2011-08-12 22:54 +0100
          Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-12 15:45 -0700
            Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-12 18:38 -0700
              Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2011-08-12 23:40 -0400
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-13 09:46 -0700
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-13 16:04 -0700
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <kon@iki.fi> - 2011-08-14 12:35 +0300
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-14 09:48 -0700
        Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2011-08-14 02:36 -0400
          Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-14 10:04 -0700
            Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2011-08-15 03:42 -0400
              Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-15 10:05 -0700
        Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Ruud <ruud.baltissen@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 00:33 -0700
          Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-14 10:09 -0700
            Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Ruud <ruud.baltissen@gmail.com> - 2011-08-15 12:44 -0700
              Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-16 16:05 -0700
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2011-08-17 07:01 -0400
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-17 11:07 -0700
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2011-08-18 03:26 -0400
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM dg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> - 2011-08-18 08:18 +0000
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-18 10:23 -0700
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM Jim Leonard <mobygamer@gmail.com> - 2011-08-18 11:20 -0700
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-18 17:29 -0700
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2011-08-19 03:52 -0400
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM dg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> - 2011-08-19 00:30 +0000
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> - 2011-08-20 17:08 -0700
                Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM "s_dubrovich@yahoo.com" <s_dubrovich@yahoo.com> - 2011-09-01 17:34 -0700

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