IBM PC/XT Clone and 1.44MB FDD

From: jpero_at_sympatico.ca <(jpero_at_sympatico.ca)>
Date: Wed Mar 24 12:42:43 2004

> At 12:21 PM 3/24/04 +0400, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I've got a generic PC/XT 8088 clone (contains NEC processor) with no HDD
> >and two 5.25" FDD. Needless to say that the media as well as the O/S (M$
> >DOS) is not available in my local market.
> I was wondering if it's
> >possible to:
> >
> >(1) Install a 3.5" 1.44MB FDD in it.
>
> There were plenty of aftermarket disk drive controller cards that had
> built in BIOS that supported 1.44 drives. Other than that you can use the
> DRIVER.SYS program in MS-DOS to handle the floppy.

Also the XT supports 720K using newer DOS (3.3 and up) with that 1.44
drive as 720K. Easier and I have done that before.

> >(2) Acquire FREEDOS and boot the machine

Google is your friend.

> Joe

Cheers,

Wizard
Received on Wed Mar 24 2004 - 12:42:43 GMT