26 Feb
2023
26 Feb
'23
4:15 p.m.
On Feb 25, 2023, at 5:11 PM, Chris Zach via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
So I'm working on restoring a Compaq DeskPro/XE system to allow me to use the 5.25
floppy to copy files from my 3.5 floppies which will come from my Windows 10 system so
that I can extract on the Deskpro/XE using teledisk the .td0 files that make up a RX50
floppy disk set so I can load POS 3.2 on my Pro/380 and see if the DECNA card works.
What a pain in the rear.
So far the XE boots but has no setup. Setup requires a special floppy (Diagnostic disk)
which mine was bad after 30 years so I'm trying to create a new one. I have the
official Compaq disk creation thing for a floppy but it's in QRST format and the QRST
under DOSBOX on Windows10 can't properly access a floppy even if "mounted"
with a -t floppy extension.
I run Linux on my old PCs -- the one that has a 5.25 inch floppy is an early Pentium
(Gateway). Linux works just fine, no installation hassles.
paul