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| Newsgroups | comp.os.msdos.programmer, comp.os.msdos.misc, alt.os.free-dos |
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| Subject | Re: Running (Free)DOS from ROM |
| References | (1 earlier) <j1irmm$gjr$1@speranza.aioe.org> <6e31a256-92cf-4746-ad84-375bf8a160cb@b19g2000yqj.googlegroups.com> <8aa88c74-8511-4148-bbe3-2994ff90e17e@t30g2000prm.googlegroups.com> <j23ssv$vf1$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> <3b4db1dc-76a2-45c9-a791-07a259061f99@s18g2000prc.googlegroups.com> |
| From | "Esra Sdrawkcab" <admin@127.0.0.1> |
| Message-ID | <op.v0dbovx6hswpfo@dell3100> (permalink) |
| Organization | virginmedia.com |
| Date | 2011-08-17 18:18 +0100 |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:54:23 +0100, monahanz <monahan@vitasoft.org> wrote: > On Aug 12, 11:54 am, Ross Ridge <rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: >> monahanz <mona...@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 >> >> -- >> l/ // Ross Ridge -- The Great HTMU >> [oo][oo] rri...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca >> -()-/()/ http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~rridge/ >> db // > > Well I tried that experiment. Used A: PC-DOS V2.1 and had a 1.44M B: > with files (from a DOS V3.3 system copy). > Doing DIR B: gave garbage file names. > Could not erase files either to try and create my own "V2.1" > directory. > Not sure what the problem is since both use FAT12. > do you need drivparm? http://webpages.charter.net/danrollins/techhelp/0279.HTM > Interestingly I cannot get MS-DOS V3.3 to BOOT. If I could I would be > in great shape. It hangs half way through the boot process. Any ideas? -- [dash dash space newline sig] "Nuns! NUNS! Reverse! Reverse!"
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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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