🚀 go-pugleaf

In <803519342snz@wookie.demon.co.uk>, John Beardmore <wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk> writes:
>In article <3rsntm$7pc@drivecon.demon.co.uk>
>           ddriver@drivecon.demon.co.uk "Dave Driver" writes:
>
>>I bought an antique Compaq 286E recently. I have bought a new 3.5"
>>drive to replace the 5.25" that came with it, but it seems that the PC
>>doesn't have a built in BIOS.
>
>Well, it will have but maybe its configuration code comes on disk rather
>than ROM.

oh bullshit, back in the early days of PC clones (circa 1985) there used to be a 
thing called a "Reference and Diagnostics" disk.  This contained the programme
used to configure an AT or AT clone.  

Call Compaq or look on there web page for the configuration and diag disk !!!
it will be an image called "SPxxxxxxx.EXE" or similar.

(geez you young geeks...)
:-)

It wasn't until about 1988 when the clone makers like AMI and AWARD started putting
the BIOS config software in the BIOS its self (thus spake ctrl-alt-esc)

Anywhooo gotta go back to a hard nites drinking iningingnggggg...

Have fun.

Cheers!



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