[SD-User] Re: SD and my new Notebook

[Sid Will]

SD de GM4SID
In spite of the following, SD runs perfectly if you exit windows:
START   |   SHUT DOWN    |     RESTART IN MS.DOS MODE.
However, 
I run SD under MS-DOS 6.2 on my Packard Bell laptop.
I made a boot disk from DOS and added an AUTOEXEC.BAT file with a 
path statement to 'concentrate its mind' to C:\DOS where DOS resides.
I also made a CONFIG.SYS file on the boot disk which includes 
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS  
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE ON
Keep the disk in the floppy drive all the time as it needs to get to
the COMMAND.COM file.  
With the disk in place, it boots up the C:\ quite quickly and then
its back to the good old ways!!  I use the laptop on contests because
my desktop radiates birdies all over the place. The laptop doesn't. 

Incidentially, if you use EDIT from windows, it aint as good as the
version in DOS 6.2.  If you do a search on a file it can only search the
file from where you are to the end.  The DOS version searches right 
through the file.   I renamed the Windows version EDITW.COM and 
copied over EDIT.COM from DOS.  Also copy QBASIC.exe over 
because the DOS version of EDIT uses QBASIC.  

73 de Sid, GM4SID
sidwill@lineone.net



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul EI5DI <paul@ei5di.com>
To: Richard Mortimore <gw4bvj@gw4bvj.worldonline.co.uk>
Cc: sd-user@contesting.com <sd-user@contesting.com>
Date: 17 September 2001 19:39
Subject: [SD-User] Re: SD and my new Notebook


>Rich GW4BVJ asked,
>
>> I have a new Advent 6410 Notebook which came with Windows ME
>> how do I run SD oc?
>
>I haven't checked it myself, but I believe it's possible to use an
>MS-DOS boot disk to run SD.
>
>Can anyone comment?
>
>73,
>Paul EI5DI
>
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