All the computer I used I do a dual boot .. Dos Windows and Linux it is really simple to do ..
Rick On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Henry Wingate <[email protected]> wrote: > I was making a similar flash drive based DOS to be able to use the DOS > CT logging program on Field Day using modern laptops. When I ran the > FDISK utility to partition the flash drive it also partitioned the hard > drive in the computer I was using , effectively wiping out everything I > had on the disk. So, be careful. > Henry, K4HAL > > skipp025 wrote: > > Re: Running DOS Programs on an XP or Vista (Windows) Computer. > > > > April 9, 2009 skipp025 at yahoo.com > > > > Hello Sailors, > > > > Let me share what I've found to be one of the more practical methods > > to operate some (not all) DOS Radio Programs on a Windows XP or Vista OS > Computers. Please keep in mind there probably are a modest number > > of possible paths to reach a similar end result. Right now I don't > > want to burn a lot of time going into very minor detail. Please > > accept this overview as the method I used to receive predictable, > > useful end results. > > > > Notable requirements: > > > > 1 A computer capable of booting from a USB port, configured in bios > > as an external hard drive. The computer is configured to boot to the > > external USB flash/thumb drive as the first boot device. > > > > 2 A USB "thumb" drive, suggested size would be 2GB. I would caution > > against using really large capacity USB drives to avoid potential > > hardware conflicts I will not try to explain at this time. > > > > A utility was used to format (where required) and make the > > flash/thumb drive bootable in with DOS 5.0. Classic DOS Plain-Jane > > Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files were made and installed on > > the Flash (thumb)*. You must of course supply your own copy of DOS. > > > > DOS based Radio Software is pre-loaded onto the thumb drive. Don't > > expect normal operation from the computers floppy or CD-Rom while > > booted to the USB Flash Drive. I would hope but not expect the > > floppy drive to function. > > > > The computer is power on re-started (booted) to the flash/thumb > > drive. Radio software is opened, installed and or configured (paths > > and selected com ports). > > > > Test each of the installed software packages for proper operation. > > NOT ALL DOS RADIO SOFTWARE WORKS USING THIS method. > > > > The below DOS programs run on almost any PC that will boot from a > > DOS bootable flash drive. > > > > Mastr 2E and Mastr 3/3-P25 Control Shelf > > Mastr 2E/3/3-P25 MS Edit > > > > These DOS programs run from Virtual PC or DOS bootable flash drive. > > > > GEPC GE S825 Sprectra MSF5000 > > MT1000 MPA SyntorX 9000 > > > > This DOS program will not run on all, but will run on many PC's that > > will boot from the flash drive. > > > > MT2000 > > > > These two programs will run only on an older PC, such as the > > Toshiba Satellite 110 with Windows 95. > > > > Midland XTR & 8 CH Mobiles Midland SYN-Tech II Mobiles > > > > These DOS programs have been replaced with current – available Windows > based programs. > > > > GE Orion Kenwood King Astro > > MTS2000 DX Sprectra Engineering > > > > **** > > > > Below is a copy of the autoexec.bat file used on the flash drive. > > Although shown, the CD Rom drivers were not completely installed > > or tested. > > > > [autoexec.bat file contents just below] > > > > echo off > > cls > > prompt $p$g > > path=c:\;c:\dos > > > > > > [config.sys file contents just below] > > > > device=c:\dos\setver.exe > > device=c:\dos\himem.sys > > rem device=c:\dos\emm386.exe ram > > files=30 > > buffers=30 > > dos=high,umb > > shell=c:\dos\command.com c:\ /p /e:1024 > > > > > > **** > > > > We also have a similar project using a virtual hard disk on the > > same XP Machine (computer), but the end results are less optimal > > versus using an external flash – thumb drive. I was not expecting > > the external flash drive solution to work as well as it looks. > > But of course I'm still sorting out glitches. > > > > I'll be happy to provide additional details as time allows. Your > > results will vary... > > > > Cheers, > > skipp > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
