10 May
1998
10 May
'98
6:17 a.m.
On Sun, 10 May 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:
My original boot stiffy is one of those "pinchers," which is why I assumed
I needed that type. However, it looks like my 9121 groks new disks OK.
So, I'm simply trying to make a copy of my boot disk. It looks like I'm
almost there. I can boot from the new disk, but PAM says I need to
install some apps on the disk, and then she tells me to RTFM! I don't
have the manual, so can somebody tell me how to install apps for PAM?
Better yet, is there a diskcopy available for DOS 2.01 on the HP150?
Also, the first time I power the machine on, I get no video and the
diagnostic LEDs are going through a pretty elaborate sequence. Can
somebody (Tony?) clue me in to the meaning of the LEDs?
Thanks,
Doug
WeirdStuff has boxes of 3.5" diskettes that
they're giving away. Right
besides the counter near the (new) entrance. It usually has a sign on it
that says "FREE, take as many as you want". They're basically Adobe font
diskettes (all the same) so they have a colorful label on them, but
they're useable.
Those are the very disks I've been trying to use. I finally got one to
format after going through about six of them.
Well, that is,
unless you have one of the real early 9121s that doesn't
open the door on the stiffy. That's why some of the older HP stiffies
have "pinch" stamped in the corner -- for those drives, you're supposed
to slide the door over to the left 'til it catches, then pinch where
indicated to close it.
Oh man! I remember those. I think I still have one somewhere.