I started out on DOS 1.0 on 160K floppies on a real IBM PC.

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by a6l6e6x

8/5/01 1:22:38 PM

I started out on DOS 1.0 on 160K floppies on a real IBM PC.

That was before they figures out they could reliably format 9 (vs. 8) sectors per track on those 5.25 inch drives.

I also had the MGA and CGA graphic adapters with the monochrome monitor. Had to use an RF modulator and color TV with the CGA adapter. You may recall the monochrome monitor had to get its power from the PC. If the monitor was otherwise powered and was ON while the PC was OFF, it would self-destruct!

Viscalc was one the applications I bought at the time.

Full agreement on MS Assembler documentation. POS!

It wasn't until DOS 2.0 that you could have a "sub-directory". Zowie!

Alex

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THE IBM PC was introduced to the world 20 years ago today - (brettj) - (30) - Aug. 3, 2001, 08:19:15 PM EDT

On whose doorknob can I hang the dead chicken? -NT - (Ashton) - Aug. 3, 2001, 08:45:45 PM EDT

Ooh, I remember her - (altmann) - Aug. 3, 2001, 10:10:11 PM EDT

Re: THE IBM PC - as often with historic reports - simplifies - (dmarker2) - (1) - Aug. 4, 2001, 08:20:22 PM EDT

Re: Investor history: Tech sector could learn from the '80s - (brettj) - Aug. 7, 2001, 12:16:09 PM EDT

A working AT? - (Andrew Grygus) - (25) - Aug. 4, 2001, 08:36:21 PM EDT

pre-XT in mint condition?! - (brettj) - (24) - Aug. 4, 2001, 10:21:07 PM EDT

I started out on DOS 1.1 on 360K floppies on a real IBM PC - (tonytib) - (1) - Aug. 4, 2001, 10:30:00 PM EDT

I started out on DOS 1.0 on 160K floppies on a real IBM PC. - (a6l6e6x) - Aug. 5, 2001, 01:22:38 PM EDT

Well, nearly mint. - (Andrew Grygus) - (21) - Aug. 4, 2001, 11:37:26 PM EDT

Re: Chuckle :-) - Businessland !!! remember em well ... - (dmarker2) - Aug. 5, 2001, 07:04:27 PM EDT

I worked on original PCs. - (static) - (19) - Aug. 6, 2001, 12:31:59 AM EDT

loved pc-write also brown bag software -NT - (boxley) - Aug. 6, 2001, 08:24:14 AM EDT

ObAOL Me Too - (deSitter) - (17) - Aug. 6, 2001, 10:45:05 AM EDT

While I have no love for Seagate . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Aug. 6, 2001, 11:39:04 AM EDT

Re: While I have no love for Seagate . . - (deSitter) - (4) - Aug. 6, 2001, 05:15:02 PM EDT

Seagate may have had problems too . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - Aug. 6, 2001, 09:11:40 PM EDT

Re: Seagate may have had problems too . . . - (dlevitt) - (2) - Aug. 7, 2001, 09:31:37 AM EDT

I seem to remember it was the 10 meg drives - (DonRichards) - Aug. 7, 2001, 10:07:19 AM EDT

Emerald also melted down. - (Andrew Grygus) - Aug. 7, 2001, 02:15:30 PM EDT

Alligator memory? - (static) - (10) - Aug. 6, 2001, 10:53:31 PM EDT

Re: Alligator memory? - (deSitter) - (9) - Aug. 7, 2001, 10:09:06 AM EDT

I never damaged any. :-) -NT - (static) - Aug. 8, 2001, 02:24:01 AM EDT

Sounds like some kind of surface mount stuff - (tonytib) - (7) - Aug. 8, 2001, 11:42:18 AM EDT

Sheesh, you guys don't even know what you missed. - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - Aug. 8, 2001, 12:43:57 PM EDT

No, those are DIPs - (tonytib) - (4) - Aug. 8, 2001, 02:16:21 PM EDT

That is most fun on an Apple II - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Aug. 8, 2001, 02:45:42 PM EDT

Twas the Wozniak mindset.. in replication. Cute/dumb overall -NT - (Ashton) - Aug. 8, 2001, 03:38:44 PM EDT

After watching this discussion... - (static) - (1) - Aug. 8, 2001, 08:24:31 PM EDT

Spent a summer in high school soldering components on boards - (Steve Lowe) - Aug. 9, 2001, 01:27:46 AM EDT

DIPS and Tweek\ufffd - (Ashton) - Aug. 8, 2001, 03:35:45 PM EDT

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