SYDEX 22DSK130/22NCE124 and Windows 95

Don Montgomery

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Jul 13, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/13/97

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Does anyone know if Windows95 supports SYDEX's 22DSK130/22NCE124?
For that matter, does anyone know if Windows95 even supports a
360K drive?

TIA
Don Montgomery
do...@sr.hp.com

Greg Holdren

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Jul 13, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/13/97

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Don Montgomery (do...@sr.hp.com) wrote:
: Does anyone know if Windows95 supports SYDEX's 22DSK130/22NCE124?

:

Got to reboot into the DOS mode to use 22dsk otherwise it wont work.
Dont know about 22nce though as I use myZ80.

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Don Maslin

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Jul 13, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/13/97

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Don Montgomery (do...@sr.hp.com) wrote:
: Does anyone know if Windows95 supports SYDEX's 22DSK130/22NCE124?
: For that matter, does anyone know if Windows95 even supports a
: 360K drive?

: TIA
: Don Montgomery
: do...@sr.hp.com

I do not believe that v1.30 will run successfully under Windoze95.
There is a current edition (1.44?) that I am told is more compliant.
I cannot tell you about 22Nice.
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timo...@cyberramp.net

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Jul 13, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/13/97

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do...@sr.hp.com (Don Montgomery) wrote:

>Does anyone know if Windows95 supports SYDEX's 22DSK130/22NCE124?
>For that matter, does anyone know if Windows95 even supports a
>360K drive?

I don't know about the Win 95 issue, but 22DISK will suport drives
that the OS doesn't even know about. I have an 8" drive on one system,
which I use with 22DISK, and I don't even have a drive type set in the
CMOS. 22DISK likes it just fine. I am running DOS 5 on that machine.

Hel's Synic

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Jul 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/17/97

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timo...@cyberramp.net did cunningly address to comp.os.cpm..

:do...@sr.hp.com (Don Montgomery) wrote:
:>Does anyone know if Windows95 supports SYDEX's 22DSK130/22NCE124?
:>For that matter, does anyone know if Windows95 even supports a
:>360K drive?
:I don't know about the Win 95 issue, but 22DISK will suport drives

[...]

Okay, this post doesn't have anything to do with 22disk and I can't offer any
firm advice. However, I'm pretty sure it's may a problem with processor speeds
or somesuch than strictly the OS. I created a bootdisk with DOS 3.3 on it and
tried to use PC-Alien (a similar sort of program) on:

- Cyrix P150+ / Win95 : didn't work.
- Cyrix P150+ / DOS 3.3 : didn't try it.
- Intel 486DX2 / Win95 : didn't work.
- Intel 486DX2 / DOS 3.3 : didn't work.
- NECV20 (an 8086 clone) / DOS 3.3 : it worked!

Where it didn't work, I was getting sector not found and all sorts of goofy
errors. I'd imagine this would be pretty true of 22disk (maybe). I'd try
PC-Alien on a 386SX-33, but unfortunately my 386 presently doesn't have a
floppy drive attached..

I can't imagine what might be influencing the problems, but, it might help to
see if you can locate a cheap XT box (or even better, an XT luggable; better
on your storage space).

Best of luck :).

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