First post, by bjwil1991
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Currently, I have MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 95C installed on a 2GB CF card, and FAT16 makes Windows 95C run slower than my 10GB Western Digital HDD.
My question is: would it be possible to have MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 95C on separate hard drive partitions or would that be impossible?
I'm planning on using a 4GB CF card or a smaller sized hard drive (3.2GB Quantum Fireball* or 10GB Western Digital) with the following partitions, provide if the fdisk command allows me to format my 4GB CF card with separate partitions:
4GB CF Card
1) 1.5GB storage for MS-DOS 6.22, drivers, and games (FAT16)
2) 2.5GB storage for Windows 95C (FAT32)
3.2 Quantum Fireball*
1) 1.2GB storage for MS-DOS 6.22, drivers, and games (FAT16)
2) 2.0GB storage for Windows 95C (FAT32)
10GB Western Digital
1) 2GB partition for MS-DOS 6.22, drivers, and games (FAT16)
2) 8GB partition for Windows 95C (FAT32)
*Provide if this HDD will work or not (will have to smoke test it again later on)
I know I have to rename some of the files in the MS-DOS 6.22 partition as follows:
io.sys as io.dos
command.com as command.dos
config.sys as config.dos
autoexec.bat as autoexec.dos
msdos.sys (attrib -r -h -s) as msdos.dos (attrib +r +h +s)
If I posted in the wrong spot, feel free to move this at anytime.
The PC in question is my Packard Bell Pack-Mate 28 Plus with the following specifications:
CPU: Intel i486 DX4-100 OverDrive
RAM: 32MB SIMM-72 FPM
FDD: Epson SD-800 Dual Floppy Drive (A: 3.5" 1.44MB B: 5.25" 1.2MB)
HDD: SanDisk 2GB CF card (CF-IDE adapter) FAT16
ODD: Apple/Matsushita 32x CD-ROM (acting wonky and hardly works, will replace with a CR-563-B CD-ROM for better period correctness)
OS: MS-DOS 6.22 + Windows 95C
L2 Cache: 0KB (doesn't work very well as the L2 cache I have isn't working right)
PSU: 195W AT PSU that still works (will swap with an ATX PSU and purchase an ATX-AT w/ -5VDC & dummy load (3.3V) adapter)
Sound0: PC Speaker
Sound1: Lo-Tech Tandy 3-Voice Compatible Sound Card
Sound2: Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 CT2740 DSP 4.11 (CT1747 bus + OPL) and Yamaha DB50XG GM/XG Daughterboard
Sound3: keropi's Music Quest MPU-401 clone card for my Roland MT-32
Network: 3Com EtherLink III 3C509-TP with an XT-IDE Universal BIOS boot ROM for bigger storage drives
Motherboard: PB450
Discord: https://discord.gg/U5dJw7x
Systems from the Compaq Portable 1 to Ryzen 9 5950X
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/retropcuser