8 Oct
2005
8 Oct
'05
2:15 p.m.
Fra: "Allison" <ajp166 at bellatlantic.net>
pulling the thread further off....
Rather than futz with the latest and greatest hardware and software
for doing stuff that is mostly routine and very nontaxing for a 486
and DOS this was the easiest solution. It's proven handy for more than
a few tasks and having most needed hardware in the box it is a workhorse.
Having at least 500mb per drive is enough for most OSs if not choked with
apps and still plenty of space for storage. CDrom makes install easy and
fast.
Agreed. I have two production systems in my conversion shop; the quickest one is
a 1 GHz machine with 2 or 3 EISA slots for special controllers.
For floppies, QIC80 and Rhomat tapes, I use a 486/33. QIC80 and Rhomat are
adressed as drive B:, with a nice switch between the tapes and the floppy cabel.
You can see them at http://www.farumdata.dk/uk/enserv.asp
Nico