Mark, The Win98 "startup" floppy has the drivers you need to use a CD (even with DOS). It will boot DOS with OR without CD ROM support. You can find this with most full versions of Win98. I'm not sure if it was included with the "upgrade" version or not. If you can't find a copy, contact me off list, I may be able to help. Tom
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <n9...@...> wrote: > > Nope - this is an OLD machine. No USB, no SCSI. > > > > What I am really needing to find are the DOS/Win95 device drivers for the CD > drive. It's an NEC Versa 4080h. > > > > Just so we can keep this "sorta" on topic, the primary purpose for this > laptop is to run old Motorola and other radio programming software. > > > > Mark - N9WYS > > > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com On Behalf Of Barry > > > > you have several options , check if the machine is able to load an external > usb drive . if not investigate one of the linux distro which can , perhaps > puppy and boot in small form floppy , if it has a scsi port then it's easy > or you might consider installing dos and one of the older overlays which > prevelant years go when I started out . Basucally buy the machine and let us > no .. I am sure there is a simple solution .maybe even adding a cd drive and > dos drivers then load the files from there... > > _____ > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > From: n9...@... > Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:26:14 -0600 > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Off Topic > > Or you can try a local hamfest - there are usually older laptops that show > up there, too... some for as little as $10 - $20! > > The biggest problem I have run into so far is loading Win98 onto an older > laptop with only a floppy drive... A friend of mine picked up a laptop with > an interchangeable drive bay, and then bought a CD Drive for the laptop. > Problem is: Win95 (loaded on the machine) won't recognize the drive, even > though it IS seen and recognized by the BIOS. > > We think that *IF* we can find a way to load Win98 via floppy, we can get it > to recognize the drive, but for now, the CD is unusable. Problem is, Win98 > is 200+ MB... That's over 200 floppies!!! *OR* we need the Win95 device > driver for the CD drive. > > Sorry for going even further off topic... > > Mark - N9WYS > > -----Original Message----- > ----(snip)---- > > > I am hoping to get an old dest top with Db-9, RS-232c working with > > my old > > Windows 3.1 software. > > This will mean taking this desk top to the repeater site, to program > > the repeater > > controller. > > Get an old laptop instead. Even if you can't keep the battery alive, > it's a lot more convenient to lug an older heavy laptop around, and > then it comes with its own keyboard & monitor as a bonus. Old laptops > that will run DOS/Win 3.11 can often be found for far under $100 at > used computer shops. They're ancient and the shop doesn't want them. > Often it will cost the shop more to pay to recycle/dispose of them > properly, than to give them away to you, if you find the right junk > dealers. > > > I have a USB to Db-9, RS-232c adapter w/ a cd software. If I could > > get a > > Windows AT program to work with XP. > > A cheap old laptop loaded with DOS/Win 3.11/Win 98/whatever you > need... multiple boot it with multiple partitions if you like even, > that you set aside JUST for programming old radios. A bonus would be > to find a "twin" for it and image the hard drive, and have a spare. > > > > > > _____ > > Download free Holiday emoticons today! Messenger's > <http://livelife.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=669758%20> gift to you! > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1899 - Release Date: 1/17/2009 > 5:50 PM >
