[Trlog] Flashdrive (wasDual-Booting Windows XP and DOS) (fwd)

[Pete Smith]

I just verified what I was afraid of; my Dell Dimension 2400's BIOS is so 
impaired that it does not include an option for booting from a USB device, 
so I guess I'm just SOL.

How would you go about booting from a CD and then using a USB drive or 
other device to store data...?

73, Pete N4ZR

At 06:05 PM 11/9/2004, kd4d at comcast.net wrote:




>----------------------  Forwarded Message:  ---------------------
>From:    kd4d at comcast.net
>To:      Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [Trlog] Flashdrive (wasDual-Booting Windows XP and DOS)
>Date:    Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:45:57 +0000
>
>Hi guys:
>
>I have one of these booting DOS.  Runs just fine.  Haven't used
>it yet for the intended purpose.  Actually, it's easy enough to
>create a bootable CD with DOS, but then you need somewhere
>to hold the files.  Heck, a 16 MebaByte memory stick would be more
>than enough for any contest log and DOS and CT or TR I can think
>of...
>
>73,
>
>Mark
>
>
> > That's a neat idea - Staples is selling 128 MB drives for <$30 right now I
> > believe.  Only question in my mind would be whether you can boot from one.
> >
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> >
> > At 04:42 PM 11/9/2004, you wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >In a message dated 11/9/2004 3:28:40 PM Central Standard Time,
> > >k8do at mailblocks.com writes:
> > >
> > >I  strongly prefer a small, second, hard drive with DOS 6.22 for
> > >running  TRLOG, WF1B, etc...
> > >
> > >Has anyone considered a USB flash drive for this purpose?  I've 
> found  them
> > >to be very effective for large powerpoint presentations and other Windows
> > >applications.  Even the smallest ones (128 M) are sufficient for the
> > >most  robust
> > >DOS logging applications.  Obviously, they're lightening fast and  the 
> .dat
> > >files can be backed up on the main computer drive.
> > >
> > >Thoughts?
> > >
> > >Paul, K5AF
> > >
> > >Paul  Schaffenberger
> > >210-493-6265
> > >210-213-5914(M)
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