PCs that support only one floppy drive in hardware

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On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Scott Stevens wrote:

> Or the best version of all, i.e. one you can 'snap off and throw away'
> like Windows 1/2/3 on DOS.
>
> For my new data-reading system I've cobbled up, I have it running
> Windows 98, but tweaked it to not boot to Windows at all, just wait at
> the command prompt.  Then after I've created images and what-not, I let
> it go the rest of the way in so I can copy the image files created over
> the network.

If you're using Windows in this context just so you can have networking
support then you're making life very difficult for yourself.

Use the Microsoft Network Client to give your DOS box TCP/IP connectivity,
including DHCP, the ability to mount volumes on an XP box, etc.

I've got it available for download here:

http://www.siconic.com/download/network/MSNC.ZIP

If you use a 3Com NIC then be sure to NOT load the drivers high (it's an
option you're asked about when you install).

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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