PC-XT FDD BIOS.

[Ian Field]

Does the 3.5" MSDOS5.0 install set have a bootstrap loader that the XT BIOS
can read, or do I have to obtain a DOS5 set on 5.25" 360k's?

Thanks.

[DC]

On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:11:49 -0000, "Ian Field" <gangprob...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>Does the 3.5" MSDOS5.0 install set have a bootstrap loader that the XT BIOS
>can read, or do I have to obtain a DOS5 set on 5.25" 360k's?
>

It should do.

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[Ian Field]

"DC" <D...@NewPlanet.org> wrote in message
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Thanks - that's vaguely how I remember it.

But I also vaguely remember someone complaining that they had to hang onto a
legacy 360k drive because of installation difficulties with the "latest" DOS
release.

The mixture of vague memories left me a bit confused.

[Mike Coon]

Ian Field wrote:
> The mixture of vague memories left me a bit confused.

Join the non-comp.vintage club! ;-)

Mike.
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[Ian Field]

"Mike Coon" <Mike@@mjcoon.+.com> wrote in message
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> Ian Field wrote:
>> The mixture of vague memories left me a bit confused.
>
> Join the non-comp.vintage club! ;-)

I've been having an irrational urge to do something nostalgic!

Getting the old 5160 back in shape might be a bit of a challenge - maybe I
should get warmed up on an old AGP AT with a EISA slot.

If I was seriously contemplating down to the metal programming - PIC or AVR
would be a more profitable direction.

[Wm]

Is this so the probing aliens don't get our best technology when they
invade?

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