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From: nina@panix.uucp (Nina Yuan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Problem with PC-DOS 5.0 and Plus Hardcard (solved)
Summary: plus hardcard pc-dos ms-dos differences
Message-ID: <1991Jun29.064518.10222@panix.uucp>
Date: 29 Jun 91 06:45:18 GMT
References: <1991Jun28.010440.25453@panix.uucp>
Organization: PANIX - Public Access Unix Systems of NY
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In article <1991Jun28.010440.25453@panix.uucp> nina@panix.uucp (Nina Yuan) writes:
>Has anyone else installed PC-DOS 5 (or even MS-DOS 5, do the installs differ?)
>with a Hardcard?  If so, how did you do it?  Does anyone have any suggestions
>on how to run the driver before installation?  Or on how to create a bootable
>copy of DOS 5 so that I can install it manually?
>

Well, I finally got PC-DOS 5.0 up and running.  For those who might be
interested, as suggested by a fellow netter, the solution was as simple as
making a DISKCOPY of Upgrade Disk 1, adding the Hardcard device driver and
a config.sys that loaded the driver, and running ATPLUS.COM (for 6 MHz AT's)
on the resulting disk.  Rebooting with the Disk 1 copy resulted in a 
functioning install.  Rather painless actually -- for some reason, it just
didn't occur to me to do a DISKCOPY with one physical drive.  Then again,
it didn't occur to the two IBM technicians I talked with either...

So, to add another data point to the discussion of differences between
PC and MS-DOS, it seems that IBM's setup is less flexible, i.e., it won't
let you install to floppy disks, and it requires a reboot before starting.
It will certainly run on a less than 100% True Blue system, but it might
take some fiddling to do it.

Thanks to everyone who helped me out with this!





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Nina H. Yuan            
Harvard College                            PANIX -- Public Access Unix of NY
yuan1@husc.harvard.edu                     nina@panix.com