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From: christ@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Chris Thompson)
Subject: Re: DOS Version 5 upgrade disaster update
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.023608.28943@sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
Organization: City College of New York - Science Computing Facility
References: <1991Jun25.013024.27680@sci.ccny.cuny.edu>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 02:36:08 GMT

In article christ@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Chris Thompson) (that's me) writes:
>In an earlier posting (#2884) I described how the DOS version 5 upgrade had
>bombed out a friend's machine.  The solution has come from his Tandy dealer:
>	1.  Disconnect your battery.
>	2.  Bring in your system unit.
>
>Apparently, what needs to be done is that the CMOS needs to be completely
>cleared for the machine to reboot.  We don't even know yet that DOS version 
>5 is compatible with the built in ROM DOSv3.3...We'll find that out tomorrow.
>One reply (from Harrey Pullet, I think) suggested that we disconnect the hard
>drive jumpers and boot from the floppy that way, and I think that will work.
>I (like Harry) take no responsibility for suggesting that, and disclaim any 
>resposibility for damages that might result from anything I say here.

	Harry said disconnect the E3-E4 jumper, whichi is the CMOS jumper. 
I still don't take any responsibility for this, nor do I hold Microsoft
Corp. in any way responsible for excluding any mention of this potential
disaster--if they did indeed exclude, which I don't claim--in any way,
shape or form.

Chris Thompson & Vinny Amella
PS: I also think that it is DOS Version 3.1 in Tandy ROM in Vin's machine.
PPS: Vin just told me the earlier posting was correct- it is version 3.30.10.

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