Apologies for the 24-hour delay but a certain rogue listnanny (not one for this list) has decided he has a personal vendetta against me. Dan has been notified.
At 19:26 -0700 on 06/07/02, Teri Pittman wrote: >Okay, I gotta ask this, as I haven't found any information about this: >exactly how do DOS cards in Macs work? I have two of them now, one with a >286 chip and one with a 386 chip. I can vaguely remember one of these back >in college, that seemed to do emulation and was extremely slow. > >Do they dual boot and you choose which OS to use? Do you need a second >monitor to see what's going on? It's not that I have a pressing need for >these, but I am curious. Depends on the card, but I think our esteemed Phil Beesley has some information on the Orange Micro 286-based cards on his WWW site. Generally, they allowed you to boot DOS either in a window or in full-screen mode, and you could use it just like any other PC. They were entire computers on a NuBus card, basically, often with a PC parallel port to hook up a PC printer as well. They're not emulation, but as with any 386, they *are* a bit on the slow side :) the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
