Honeywell Bull:Laptop

From: Truthan,Larry <truthanl_at_oclc.org>
Date: Wed Dec 22 14:23:55 1999

Can you format one 1.44MB down to 720K? Early Laptops had 720 K diskettes.
Should be a format switch like / 720 or s:720

-----Original Message-----
From: mark belles [mailto:mrbelles_at_pittstate.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 11:15 AM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Honeywell Bull:Laptop


Hey,
    Anybody familiar with the Zenith Data Systems line of Honeywell Bull
laptop computers? I just recently got one from a friend, complete with an
inkjet printer. I have pretty much all the specs/manuals that originally
came with it. No software. I booted it up for the first time and got into
the BIOS and fiddled with it enough for it to boot. It had DOS installed on
it. Does anyone know if that is the original OS, if not what was it? Now
here's the problem, when it boots now I can't get into BIOS or even into the
system monitor program. I have tried boot disks, nothing. I can't get it to
read the disk. hard disk or floppy. The boot disks I have tried have all
been 1.44 mb, do you think that maybe a low density disk would make a
difference, and if so does anyone know where I can get my hands on one?
Anyone have any ideas? Sure could use some advice!
Thanks,
Mark Belles
Received on Wed Dec 22 1999 - 14:23:55 GMT