Hello again, folks... At last, I can join you with a true survivor PC specimen: an IBM PS/1, 286 CPU running at 10 mHz, a color VGA monitor, single 1.44 MB FDD, 30 MB HDD, and a 2400 bps internal modem. I installed a discarded set of PC DOS 7, which I upgraded with IBM's y2k Fix Pak -- but the BIOS needed no help, as this machine was built (back in 1990 with a 1989 BIOS) as a y2k ready computer! I'm also very fortunate that the previous owner kept this beauty in perfect condition and used it very little; I was going to vacuum out the inside, but discovered that it was virtually dustless. Apparently, this guy had kept it under something like a plexiglass cover. He *gave* it to me, since he had finally "upgraded" to a more modern Pentium-class computer and couldn't find anyone who wanted it. Of course, for me, it's a special treasure of the past with which I can happily experiment. It's surprising how quickly these older machines can operate with the proper software and configuration... it only has 640 k of conventional memory and 384 k of extended memory, yet with SMARTDRV using this extended memory along with other configurations, I've still got about 589 k of free conventional memory. The original software was PC DOS 4, and it has a small version of that stored in a ROM chip. Ordinarily, it would boot up into a "quad screen" that allowed for going directly to Microsoft Works 4 (for DOS), the DOS Shell, a reference section, or a personal section of directory "folders". When installing PC DOS 7, I opted to disable this and boot directly from the hard disk. For my Internet connection and e-mail, I'm using Net-Tamer (the XT/286 version), and in conjunction with that, I'm using an old WordStar-like editor (I have WordStar 4 on it, but want a quicker, lighter editor for use with Net-Tamer) of Digital Research that's simply called "Editor"; it's only 35 k in size. Although I can do limited text browsing with Net-Tamer and e-mail with 2400 bps, it looks like I'll stick with just sending e-mail -- it takes much too long to download large e-mail files. Anyway, are there any other PS/1 users on the list? Any resources (other than IBM) that anyone knows about? C:\>_______j_e_r_r_y__j__h_a_u_m_b_e_r_g_e_r_______ **another*happy** #:/>_an_advocate_of_sensible_CLI_operating_systems_ **WordStar*user** -*- Nostalgia just isn't what it used to be... Net-Tamer V 1.11.2X - Registered To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
