k...@comcast.net wrote: > Hi Mike: > > I use "VFD" to do this under Windows. (It's easy under Linux). See > http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html. You can mount the > image as a floppy drive and copy files to/from it, format it, etc.. > > The other programs I know about cost money... > > Good luck. > > Mark Bailey
Awesome! This worked perfectly! I am now able to read/execute all my floppy-based programs. The only issue that I can foresee is that certain rare floppies (old Microsoft OS installation disks for instance) are formatted/compressed in atypical ways as a form of copy-protection. I still have my Windows 3.11 disks, and remember that they were formatted to store more than 1.44MB. IIRC, simply copying from one disk to another didn't work last time I tried. One last question: how do I test whether the Sound Blaster settings are configured properly? I'm using the default settings created by the FreeDOS installation program, and I have the sound card enabled in Virtual PC, but I am not hearing any sounds in the game I just installed. Does FreeDOS come with a sound test utility? There is no documentation on the game's installation disks. Thanks again! -Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user