Re: 8.4GB dos 6.22 issues only shows 16MB?!?

Posted on 2017-01-19, 04:16

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DOS 7.x is already LBA-aware, perhaps that's why it's working there (ie. it doesn't rely on original in13h). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_7 I would try to use another computer for formatting/partitioning. If you're lucky, then this computer will autodetect that drive geometry. Btw, there's an …

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Re: System Locking up Win98 FE with unofficial service pack

Posted on 2017-01-18, 20:29

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKy9fV_zX_o A classic. ^^

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Re: RAM question

Posted on 2017-01-18, 20:24

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Jorpho wrote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_memory Machines with CGA cards can actually have ~736KB of "DOS" memory (didn't OS/2 offer such a VM setting ?). Without graphics card and by using a Terminal, over 900KB! Lot's of memory for Lotus 1-2-3 (before EMS was born). 😁

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Re: Restoring a 486 Computer-in-a-Keyboard

Posted on 2017-01-18, 20:04

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by Jo22

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The wire colors aren't matching those of a standard AT power supply though. I recapped the power supply to no avail, I also changed the dead BIOS battery, but it still wouldn't boot. I'm stuck for now I have to admit, would you know what I could test now? Nice, it looks interesting for sure! :) …

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Re: Windows 3.11 Boot logo not showing up

Posted on 2017-01-18, 14:41

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by Jo22

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Thanks for the link! I was able to find a download here to solve my Win3.1 install Y2K problem :lol: You're welcome! :) Microsoft did also release a "Year 2000" CD back then. It was shipped with several computer magazines and contained the new File Managers for Windows 3.1x.. Wait, here's a picture …

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Re: Timeline of MS-DOS for NEC PC98

Posted on 2017-01-18, 12:39

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Argh...two months later they've revamped their site and the contents on old hardware is gone... :depressed: Oh, well, that's sad. :sad: But at least the content is still on the servers! :) Here's the manual for the "Epson Endeavor 486C", for example. https://files.support.epson.com/pdf/en4c__/en4c …

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Re: Need a good old and noisy hdd.

Posted on 2017-01-17, 13:38

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by Jo22

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Thanks for the background information! 😀 It's funny though, that we all collectively thought about hard disk drives from Quantum. - When I read the title, my first thought was: "Quantum Bigfoot." 😁

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Re: Windows 3.11 Boot logo not showing up

Posted on 2017-01-17, 11:59

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-Your 4GB HDD is within the 8GB drive limit of DOS 6.x and the MicroHouse FastDisk driver I wonder if: - This driver only needed for 32 bit disk access under Windows 3.1/3.11? - Or, is it required whenever you have a larger than 528MB HDD (correctly supported by MB BIOS) even you don't use 32bit …

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Re: Windows 3.11 Boot logo not showing up

Posted on 2017-01-17, 07:17

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Win 3.x and below is really more for 486 and lower. P5 Pentium (pre MMX) tops. Right. Albeit it can cope with faster systems better than Win95 (that needs the K6 patches at some point).. ;-) I used to run Windows 3.1 on a 286-12 for many years, but it also worked like a charm on a Pentium 75 and a …

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Re: Gold Rush! DOS game on IBM 5150... Insert Disk 1???

Posted on 2017-01-16, 07:32

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Ah, okay. That one seems fine for a game of this age. I was just guessing were the problem does come from. So I thought it might be comming from missing File Control Blocks (in DOS 6, people often insert FCBS=2,0 to save memory) or a similar legacy. Another 80s game, -Spider-Man- I believe, used a …

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Re: Problems with DOMs

Posted on 2017-01-16, 03:58

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I personally didn't attach the DOMs to any computer apart from the one listed above. When I received them they did have some "non-DOS" partitions as seen by the DOS fdisk which were listed at 4GB and 8GB respectively, which I deleted. It was funny how fdisk reported on the same screen that the …

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Re: CF card not recognized

Posted on 2017-01-16, 03:36

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by Jo22

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Good luck! 😀

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Re: Gold Rush! DOS game on IBM 5150... Insert Disk 1???

Posted on 2017-01-16, 03:34

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by Jo22

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I'm curious, which kind of DOS are you running on your 5150 ?

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Re: CF card not recognized

Posted on 2017-01-15, 18:52

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by Jo22

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Hmm, yes, both the adapter and the benchmark results do look fine to me, too. I've also found two websites about DMA in Win9x. They explain how to manually enable it. http://www.helpwithwindows.com/windows98/tune-35.html http://smallvoid.com/article/win9x-ide-dma.html The checkbox (if available) is …

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Re: CF card not recognized

Posted on 2017-01-15, 00:39

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I am familiar with CCleaner, is it the "Drive Wiper" option it has? Yes, that's the one (complete erase setting). The adapter can't be inserted upside down in the toshiba because it has the missing pin indicator. Ah okay. My 44pin adapter can be inserted both ways, that's way I mentioned it. I've …

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Re: Gameboy to Parallel producing vertical lines

Posted on 2017-01-14, 02:18

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It's been a while, but I once had a Gameboy module reader for parallel port. I remember that I had to connect the reader to the port after the PC had booted. Normally, this shouldn't be done with a LPT port (no hot-plugging). But this was a special case, I believe. It had to do with certain LPT pins …

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Re: CF card not recognized

Posted on 2017-01-13, 23:07

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by Jo22

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Hello Martin, that utility you mention is quite old I believe. I think it was made for SanDisk's own line of CF cards from 15 years ago or so. Besides, it doesn't really change anything except for a single bit, which neither DOS or Windows 9x do care for. So unless you're trying to install Win XP, …

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Re: 80287 XL questions

Posted on 2017-01-09, 21:39

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by Jo22

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I think it essentially was a 387SX with a 287 pinout. So yes, that one should work just fine with a 286 system also. But that's just my opinion. I was already lucky to get hold of a ceramic i287 (non-XL, very hot) for my 80286. A modern XL type was out of my reach so far. Maybe you get a more …

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Re: 100% Intel/AMD/ATI/NVidia Free XP - PC System - VIA C7D

Posted on 2017-01-07, 23:33

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This reminds me of my primary XP machine I had several years ago. It also had a Biostar mainboard with the C7D. Despite beeing a single core, it worked quite well for most stuff. I also had a S3 Chrome graphics card around that time (not sure whether I used it in this machine or not) - I bought it, …

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Re: Retro OS with remote desktop client support.

Posted on 2017-01-06, 10:24

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by Jo22

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PC Tools 7.x also had some sort of a remote desktop, I think. Windows 3.0 could perhaps be supported in real/standard mode there (not tested).

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