Article View: comp.sys.atari.st
Article #6921Re: booting from floppy
From: Derek Mui
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1989 02:21
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1989 02:21
33 lines
1423 bytes
1423 bytes
in article <101870@ti-csl.csc.ti.com>, parker@vlsic2 (James Parker) says: > > > Boot from floppy with ICDBOOT software > > I am having a problem trying to boot from the floppy disk while > using the latest (at least I think the latest, less than 2 mths old) > ICDBOOT software with my hard drive. > > According to the manual, if I depress Ctrl/Shift/Alt while booting, the > computer will boot from the floppy instead of autobooting from the > hard-drive. I have a copy of ICDBOOT.prg in A:\AUTO folder but not in > C:\AUTO as instructed in the docs. > Try this: Turn off the machine, wait for 10 seconds and turn it back on. Hold down the Alternate Key as soon as you see the screen turns white. I hope it works ... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Mui Atari Corp Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are my own -----------------------------------------------------------------
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<1878@atari.UUCP>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!texbell!texsun!newstop!sun!imagen!atari!muiReferences:
<101870@ti-csl.csc.ti.com>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!texbell!texsun!newstop!sun!imagen!atari!mui From: mui@atari.UUCP (Derek Mui) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: booting from floppy Message-ID: <1878@atari.UUCP> Date: 13 Dec 89 02:21:06 GMT References: <101870@ti-csl.csc.ti.com> Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA Lines: 32