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32-bit acorn software: RISC iX • Tutorial: How to transfer files RISC OS<->RISC iX

Stardot about 5 months ago

Transferring files from RISC OS to RISC iX and vice versa isn't too hard (especially from iX->ROS), but there's some interestingness for sure.From RISC iX to RISC OS:This is the easiest transfer direction. The RISCiXFS module loaded by !RISCiX can actu …

[SHARP Interface software & IC card for IQ 7000, ZQ 6000, IQ 8000, ZQ 5000, ] [Offers]

VCFed about 5 months ago

Any one interested in , [3 Dimensional Spreadsheet] 64kb Application IC card and [Organizer Link II] PC Interface software Both complete in Box and Made in Japan And in very good condition. For Sharp Electronic Organizers Interface software states com …

486 restoration help wanted

VCFed about 5 months ago

Hi, this is my first post here! So I decided to get back into retro PC stuff after a year or two of not having a DOS setup. I decided to take a chance and buy an untested 486 custom PC on eBay. So far, I’ve removed the barrel battery, washed and dried th …

PC 486SX (ao486) • DOSContainer alpha release

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Dear fellow PC enthusiasts. Enjoy!https://gitlab.com/do... DOSContainer project started out over a year ago in response to me becoming aware of community-created "packs" of games. These come in the form of large hard drive images with …

acorn atom and acorn system series • Help needed with Atom DOS NMI Handler

Stardot about 5 months ago

I am trying to understand the NMI handler used within Atom DOS. I am very happy with how the code works within the handler except for one instruction. Just before the RTI, there is an additional PLA (i.e. not matched with a previous PHA). The comment, tak …

IBM 5162 (XT/286) hanging on boot

VCFed about 5 months ago

Hello all, A couple of weeks ago I turned on my 5162 and it didn't boot. I thought at first it was the RLL hard drive since normally when I turn this machine on the C: drive boots up to DOS 3.3. But I don't think it's the RLL hard drive after pulling it o …

IBM PC, PCXT, Tandy 1000 • Mtools and MS-DOS 3.3x

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Would anyone here happen to know of any sort of in compatibility between GNU mtools and old versions of MS-DOS? I'm writing a tool that generates bootable hard disk images and everything is just fine from 6.22 down to 4.00 but 3.31 and 3.30 won't boot in …
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8-bit acorn hardware • DOS image won’t boot on Electron

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hello allI have an Electron with AP5, PiCoProc and BeebSCSI. I have built a hard drive image which works fine in BeebEm but when I select the 80286 co-proc on my physical hardware I just get this:Pressing return does nothing but I suspect it may have alre …

Peachtree Complete Accounting, ca. 1992 interest?

VCFed about 5 months ago

I know it's a long shot buuuuut would any of you gentleman happen to have any of the last few editions of the peachtree accounting for DOS you'd be willing to part with? Or any Y2K compliant accounting software at that haha. Mostly for playing around on my …
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The PC-88 Classic Silpheed Blasts Its Way Onto The Switch eShop on December 21st

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Christmas comes early!The classic shoot 'em-up Silpheed has been announced as the next title coming to the Nintendo Switch as part of D4 Enterprise's Egg Console series of rereleases. It will arrive on the Nintendo Switch eShop on December 21st (as spotted …

486 Laptop PCMCIA options

VCFed about 5 months ago

Hi, I would like to know what PCMCIA options work under DOS on a 486 laptop (Compaq 4 LTE) Will a sound card work? Floppy drive? I'm not interested in network, so what else would make sense to look for? …

Extension for DOS formatting

Mac OS9 Lives about 5 months ago

Recently I have played around with disabling as much unused extensions as possible when I noticed I cannot format my USB stick to DOS anymore, only apple disk format.Does anybody have knowledge which particular extension is responsible for the function? …

For Trade of for sale TRS 80 Model 4D

VCFed about 5 months ago

I have a fully functional TRS 80 Model 4D (well it turns on and boots in dos but the top floppy drive won’t close. I don’t know why maybe it’s simple I’ve never opened it up) I don’t have enough room for it so if your near the Central Florida are …

PC 486SX (ao486) • mTCP NetDrive for DOS

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Just wanted to drop something cool here:https://www.brutman.co... have nothing to do with this tool but it looks incredibly useful. Will be testing it myself later this week. The prospect of remote mounting actual disks from DOS loo …

mTCP NetDrive: network attached storage for DOS 2.0 or better

VCFed about 5 months ago

mTCP NetDrive is a DOS device driver that allows you to access a remote disk image hosted by another machine as though it was a local device with an assigned drive letter. The remote disk image can be a floppy disk image or a hard drive image. Use it to: …

3COM 3C509B 3c5x9cfg.exe command to reset ROM enable/address?

VCFed about 5 months ago

I stupidly set the BOOT rom address of a ISA 3COM 3C509B to D0000h which conflicts with my VGA card (I was having a bad day?!). With both in BIOS correctly beeps about no video, but I think continues if I ignore it but no display. I do have a MDA card and …

IBM PC, PCXT, Tandy 1000 • Tandy sound on Space Quest and odd CGA colors

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hi, I'm having a heck of a time getting Space Quest to run in Tandy mode on the pcxt core.In the pcxt mode with pcxt31.rom, I can load up my ao486 vhd to access the game directory. The colors are not correct in CGA (they show up as orange, green, etc.) My …

8-bit acorn software: other • Borland Turbo PASCAL on the Beeb?

Stardot about 5 months ago

Has anyone got Borland Turbo Pascal working on the Beeb?I guess the options would be either Z80 CPM or DOS on the 80186?I have been using this on my Tatung Einstein (CPM) and quite enjoying it! It compiles in RAM, without leaving the editor, so is quite f …

Anyone with a Zenith Z-Star EX??? Help needed

VCFed about 6 months ago

I am REALLY hoping, that someone here might have or know someone with a Zenith Z-Star EX. I am in need of the J-Mouse key drivers, the ones for the PCMCIA, called cardware on mine, and optionally the help files for the manual on Windows 3.1x. When my dri …

Software Compatibility Question

VCFed about 6 months ago

Hey everyone, I downloaded Elcotel PNM manager 2.2 (pay phone programming software) for running on my 386DX/33. However, the manual says it needs a 486, MS-DOS 6.2, and Windows (95, 98, or NT). Has anyone had success with running software with a computer …
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Does anyone have experience with these new Parallel SD card devices on vintage computers?

VCFed about 6 months ago

I just stumbled on this device while looking for storage ideas for my IBM 5140 PC Convertible I just finally got working. ... SD Card Adapter LPT Parallel Port External Drive Classic PC D …

xflash utility for Teknor ISA Single Board Computers SBC

VCFed about 6 months ago

hi all, I have a Teknor AT4 single board computer (486sx33), and from reading the manual there is a utility called 'xflash' that is used to manage the flash memory that is used to boot the computer as if it had a disk in the A: drive. The SBC i have i …

Formatting preformatted IBM disks

Apple Fritter about 6 months ago

I was using ADT PRO and having trouble formatting disks that are IBM formatted.  ADTpro won't let me do it. Always getting IO errors.  I used a magnet on a preformatted IBM disk and it seemed to work after that. I tried init hello on a prodos version b …

IBM PC XT 5160 and Hard Card

VCFed about 6 months ago

Selling an IBM PC XT 5160 plus a rare functional Hard Card and VGA! Has 256KB of RAM, 5.25" and 3.5" diskette drives and a parallel card. I installed a VGA card so you can use the machine with any modern LCD display. The case is in okay shape …

8-bit acorn hardware • MMFS on a Master 512

Stardot about 6 months ago

Hi,I'm thinking of installing MMFS on a recently acquired Master 512.Before I do, can someone advise if MMFS can be accessed by the 512's co processor to load DOS files?Also is their a consensus kn which version of MMFS would be best suited?Thanks, …