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05/10/08 05:12
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 		 #154638 - Boot from floppy or CD
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Russ Cooper said:
For the record, I did find an old DOS diskette a little while ago and it did boot and run on my current semi-modern Pentium 4 machine. That was encouraging.


Doesn't that answer your question? You might also want to look at FreeDOS - http://www.freedos.org



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TopicAuthorDate
Getting around Windows            01/01/70 00:00      
   That is the point            01/01/70 00:00      
      The point of Windows, yes, but not what I want            01/01/70 00:00      
         Boot from floppy or CD            01/01/70 00:00      
            I use removable HDD's            01/01/70 00:00      
         create MS-DOS floppy in XP/SP2            01/01/70 00:00      
            Put DOS on            01/01/70 00:00      
         That would be easier            01/01/70 00:00      
         some doubts            01/01/70 00:00      
         FreeDOS?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Virtualize.            01/01/70 00:00      
      Or simulate.            01/01/70 00:00      
         Doesn't virtualise/simulate timing            01/01/70 00:00      
            You are correct,,,,            01/01/70 00:00      
   Buy a signal generator            01/01/70 00:00      
   Thanks for all the hints            01/01/70 00:00      
   Some related good stuff from Richard Erlacher            01/01/70 00:00      
      depending on what do you mean by "waveform"...            01/01/70 00:00      
         the PC is just another programmable device            01/01/70 00:00      
            sure it is...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Did you miss the point?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I do understand that well enough...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     I think you're fooling yourself            01/01/70 00:00      
                        oh, not the 8042!            01/01/70 00:00      
   are there equivalent 805x devices?            01/01/70 00:00      
      8051SL            01/01/70 00:00      
         Interesting ... I never encountered that one ...            01/01/70 00:00      

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