ANY 1 out there have a DOS 6.22 startup disk

[Tyranny]SiN[]

or even better you know where i can d/l 3.11 wfw?

its a good little puter

8 mb ram
128K cache
80386 processor
PGA video
3072KB Ext memory
DUAL 386 Processor Motherboard!!


ummm think thats about it. I upgraded it to 8 mb fpm from 4mb
I added a new hdd quantum lightning 365mb drive I have a riser card for the HDD & FDD controllers cuz there are none on the MBD.
The new drive I installed has a special scanning software on it and i would like to access it to get it on my Primary drive. But unfortunately the BIOS won't read it even if i specify the heads/cylinders/land zone specs. its American Megatrends bios in Monochrome .

All i really need is a dos 6.22 diskette i can handle WFW from there.

[Eeyore]

Try http://www.bootdisk.com !
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Originally posted by Tyranny]SiN[
or even better you know where i can d/l 3.11 wfw?

its a good little puter

8 mb ram
128K cache
80386 processor
PGA video
3072KB Ext memory
DUAL 386 Processor Motherboard!!

You can't legally download Windows for Workgroups. It is still protected by copyright law.

That second socket you see is for the math coprocessor, as the 80386 series of CPU's (but for one exception) have no built-in FPU.

You will need to find an 80387 or 80387DX for that socket. The 387SX won't work because it only has a 16-bit external data bus. I can tell you have the DX version because you have cache on the motherboard.

This reminds me of my pet peeve wherein people insist the 386DX has an FPU. The DX refers to "Double-word eXternal", contrasted to "Single-word eXternal", wherein the original 386 and the 386DX have a 32-bit data bus. The 386SX, released by Intel later as a cost-effective upgrade to 386 power just had a 16-bit data bus. (The normal 386's made after the release of the SX were labeled DX so that you'd know exactly what you were dealing with.) Both the 386/386DX and the 386SX chips had a co-processor available, these were the 387/387DX and 387SX.

There WAS a 386 that did have a built-in FPU, this was known as the RapidCAD and was basically the 386DX and 387DX built into one chip. However, you still received two chips-- one to plug into the 386 socket (containing the 386 and 387), and another to plug into the 387 socket to generate an FERR signal (which originated with the 80487, therefore the RapidCAD worked more like the 80486DX than the traditional 386/387 combination.) By putting the 386 and 387 on the same PGA package, the CPU can talk to the FPU once every clock cycle, if required, rather than once every TWO clock cycles. Hence the "Rapid". But I digress.

[John Dos II]

HOW DARE YOU ASK FOR 3.11!

I can't say much, without getting into trouble!

I assume you already got DOS 6.22?

What is PGA video???

I'd try to go 95 if at all possible, just my veiw.

3.11 is such a Old OS, I assume you look for it on your own, because WE cannot help you with it. SEARCH for it.

[AlaricD]

PGA: Professional Graphics Adaptor. An IBM "standard" which flopped. 640x400, 250 colors. Uses the 9-pin EGA video cable.

Used in CAD/CAM applications. Somewhat expensive. If this machine is using a PGA card it may be nearly impossible getting it to work in Windows 95 at all, since a VGA adaptor is required. I strongly doubt such a driver exists for this type of card in Win9x.
I even doubt it would be possible to find a Win3.x driver for that card.

John, why do you even suggest he "search" for it when you know such 'encouragement' violates the AUP? The concept of "abandonware" is pretty shady-- just because a company doesn't continue to support or sell the software doesn't mean the copyright has expired.

Tyranny,

You may have luck finding Windows 3.1 at a used-computer store, or at a flea market. You could also go to www.newdealinc.com and try the 30-day trial of "New Deal", an integrated office suite/shell for 286 and higher.