Hi, Dale.

I noticed you saying to Mr. Dos:

 >>I recently got an old  at computer that boots up to a screen with numbers
 >>across the bottom.   (I.E. 1-LOAD  2-SAVE  3-LPT) How do I get to the c:
 >>prompt.  Do I need special disks?  Is this for programming language?  Please
 >>advise.     DosMan.

 DM> This sounds like you might have an original IBM Personal Computer
 DM> (before the XT). I had one several years ago and if it did not find a
 DM> bootable floppy in the A: drive (not sure if it had or was able to
 DM> use a HD) it would load the BASIC interpreter from ROM and you were
 DM> presented with the screen you describe. Are there what appear to be 2

If I recall correctly, the PC Jr I had in 92 or so did the same thing.

... RAM DISK is NOT an installation procedure!
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