In article <4d4m5e$a...@vodka.intele.net>, brig...@jcave.com (Gregory Brighton) wrote:if you use " MODE " in DOS you can get an IBM XT to read ~& write 1.44 floppy's . . i wrote a post on it years ago .
Yes there are still a few XT computers out there. Dose anyone outI've done just this a couple of times. You will need a hardware upgrade as well as BIOS support, so you buy an XT-1.44-floppy-interface card with
there know how to get a 1.44 MB floppy drive to work on an IBM XT
compter. I know that you have to add a line into your config.sys
file with DEVICE=DRIVER.SYS. I am using DOS 3.3. I have tried the
/F:7 with no avail. Can anyone tell me if I am on the right track
or am I just waisting my time.
BIOS. There will be some way to configure the card for the type of drive (either hardware jumpering or software setup as you boot). There are still
a few advertised here and there.
Boggle
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