Re: Good version of FREE DOS for 8088 XT. Memory friendly

Posted on 2020-11-17, 15:31

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by kirikl

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I'm using MS-DOS 6.22 with drivparm. I use also mobile rack. So one of the tray I have is 8gig hdd for backup purposes. Instead of doing 4 partitions, I thought maybe it would be good to do two partitions or something. I also discovered flash cards under 128mb are flying. 2 gigs I have is ok too, …

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Good version of FREE DOS for 8088 XT. Memory friendly

Posted on 2020-11-09, 02:42

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by kirikl

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Hi guys. I'm looking for memory friendly version of free dos. Basic requirement from it is Fat32 support. I don't know if the first version does support fat32. But if you have some experience or can recommend me alternative for XT understanding Fat32 (bigger partitions as well) please respond. …

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IBM Thinkpad 390E and DMA mode in Windows 98. Dead Laptop.

Posted on 2020-10-10, 03:26

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by kirikl

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I have Sony Vaio PCG-N505VE and IBM Thinkpad 390E. They share common things, BUT.... Sony is flying with boot (DMA on) but when I'm trying to switch on DMA in Thinkpad - next boot is dead and I have to do cold reset (I waited for 10 min and HDD LED always ON!) - windows resetting all registry to …

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Re: PX player: play MID and XMI files under DOS

Posted on 2020-10-06, 06:41

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by kirikl

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That's great! Thanks for that. I'm enjoying it with TDYLPT!!! Perfect!

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Re: Tandy 1400 LT alternative storage

Posted on 2020-09-13, 22:53

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by kirikl

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Zip drive is not available since unidirectional LPT. I tried my best, but no luck. Card is kinda available if you solder, which I don't. Wondering if anything else out there.

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Tandy 1400 LT alternative storage

Posted on 2020-09-13, 05:15

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by kirikl

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Hi. Just quick question if anybody got luck with alternative storage option? IDE, CF or something else. If yes, how, where and etc. Thanks.

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Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk

Posted on 2020-09-11, 22:41

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by kirikl

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Its working! With set path! Yes. Also I'm a cheater, I copied DC (Disk controller, NC analog to C:). Speed is amazing! Boot is longer, but not dramatically, probably 5 seconds more! Thank you!

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Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk

Posted on 2020-09-11, 22:38

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by kirikl

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AlaricD wrote on 2020-09-11, 22:13: You might also need to set the PATH= variable to NOT use A:, in case you type a command and it's trying to find files on a diskette that's not inserted. What is the exact error message you are getting when you try this? no errors. Just asking A: still for command …

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Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk

Posted on 2020-09-11, 21:57

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by kirikl

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Yes. But comspec doesn't work this way for some reason 🙁 still asking A: everytime I'll try to work around with later DOS

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Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk

Posted on 2020-09-11, 20:31

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by kirikl

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What DOS version it started from? I'll try later today. I have tandy DOS (ibm?) 3.20 When I had a Tandy 1000 SL or similar, I think I was using 6.0 or 6.22 with my boot diskettes but the COMSPEC variable goes way back, it should be supported in older MS-DOS (and other) versions. I used the above …

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Re: Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk

Posted on 2020-09-11, 19:25

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by kirikl

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What DOS version it started from? I'll try later today. I have tandy DOS (ibm?) 3.20

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Tandy 1400LT. Copying and executing Command.com from RAM disk

Posted on 2020-09-11, 17:43

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Hello. I just want to know if it's possible to copy command.com to c: (ram drive) and THEN redirect it so laptop is not using FDD every time to execute commands. Executing command.com form c: after is ok, but it takes so much memory 😒

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Re: Parallel port switcher + LPT sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-06, 10:04

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Yeah! Warm reboot is fine (quemm is quick) But is it ok for devices itself? I remember com and parallel ports were not intend to be hot swappable or something like that

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Parallel port switcher + LPT sound cards.

Posted on 2020-09-06, 08:16

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Hello guys. I have Covox, Adlib and Tandy now on my parallel and all of them in 4 way switch. So much fun! I want to know if I can switch it on the go. I obviously need to reboot system anyway to load TSR drivers. But can I just switch or I need to shutdown the computer first and then switch to the …

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Re: TDY LPT arrived! Now what?

Posted on 2020-09-04, 18:14

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I tried Music Studio (separate from DeskMate, found somewhere on the internet), but it doesn't recognize TSR Tandy... It goes via PC Speaker :( i guess it needs some patching, as you have no tandy it does not detect one and acts correctly. Note that Programs using Tandy DAC also would not work. You …

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Re: TDY LPT arrived! Now what?

Posted on 2020-09-04, 18:13

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I tried Music Studio (separate from DeskMate, found somewhere on the internet), but it doesn't recognize TSR Tandy... It goes via PC Speaker :( i guess it needs some patching, as you have no tandy it does not detect one and acts correctly. Note that Programs using Tandy DAC also would not work. You …

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TDY LPT arrived! Now what?

Posted on 2020-08-28, 03:09

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Hello guys! I received this device today. Sounds good, tried some games. Do you guys know what music program works with Tandy 3-voice synth? I tried Music Studio (separate from DeskMate, found somewhere on the internet), but it doesn't recognize TSR Tandy... It goes via PC Speaker :( Deskmate 2 I …

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Re: Supersocket 7 (MVP3) and AGP video

Posted on 2020-08-24, 17:44

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by kirikl

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Hey guys. What's wrong with windows 2k and why I can't get DVI working? Black screen (not out of range though) Same GeForce 2 MX400 (msi 8837) I tried drivers from 28 to 45. 77 is rebooting computer btw if DVI connected 98 is ok with DVI connected, now there opposite problem :) vga is out of range …

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Re: Supersocket 7 (MVP3) and AGP video

Posted on 2020-08-24, 16:05

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by kirikl

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Hey guys. What's wrong with windows 2k and why I can't get DVI working? Black screen (not out of range though) Same GeForce 2 MX400 (msi 8837) I tried drivers from 28 to 45. 77 is rebooting computer btw if DVI connected 98 is ok with DVI connected, now there opposite problem 😀 vga is out of range

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Re: Supersocket 7 (MVP3) and AGP video

Posted on 2020-08-24, 04:52

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by kirikl

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I fixed it!!! USB 2.0 problem solved. And who was responsible for that? Me, careless reader of instructions at first. All I needed to do is to delete everything from USB section in Safe mode, then reboot and install drivers, then reboot without card, then reboot with card installed! as suggested in …

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