Hi Paul:
Another option is to create a bootable CD which will work on
most reasonably modern BIOS's (probably since 1998 or so).
You can do this starting with a floppy disk image.
I wrote up a procedure a few years ago which you can find at
http://www.k1ea.com/hints/Creating_a_Bootable_DOS_CD_V%201.5.pdf
It's a bit tricky the first time but the overall method is to get a floppy
disk image (a file) and use ISOLINUX and MEMDISK to create the
bootable CD.
Let me know if you have any questions. That should do it.
73,
Mark, KD4D
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Unger" <w4au@verizon.net>
To: paul@paul-hicks.ca, trlog@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 8:17:33 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Trlog] Install DOS on ThinkPad...
Hi Paul -
I'm not sure that if will do what you need, boot from a floppy, but one
possibility is to get a floppy drive with a USB connection. I bought one a
few years ago to help in just this kind of situation. I only have to use is
a few times a year, but it pays off... They are pretty cheap from eBay or
other (Tiger?) sources, I think.
73 - John, W4AU
At 09:49 PM 2/26/2009, paul@paul-hicks.ca wrote:
>Hi, I'm back again...
>
>I got DOS 6.22 working fine on my desktop. TRLog performed flawlessly
>during ARRL CW on weekend!
>
>Now am trying to get DOS partition working on laptop with Windows XP.
>
>I did the procedure as explained on the website. It's that near-DOS
>version. TRLog doesn't seem to like it. I want to re-format that
>partion with the 6.22 or 7.xx version of real dos, but no floppy
>drive on laptop.
>
>I'm trying to locate a "Superdrive," but so far no joy.
>
>Is there a way of installing dos using the cd drive, or by some other means?
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Paul.
>ve3zt
>
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