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In <BtJG5L.w3@brunel.ac.uk> Alan.Holmes@brunel.ac.uk (Alan J Holmes) writes:

>I have an IBM clone with a hard disc. I just mention this in case its important.

>I have tried, after booting from the hard disc, to run basica from disc,
>the only responce I get is:-

>divide overflow

>I have asked a few people how to get it started but have come up against
>a blank wall, most people have got the same result I have and have given up.

>What am I doing wrong? 

>Regards

>Alan Holmes

It sounds like you are running IBM PC-DOS on your clone.  If so, BASICA
will not run on your clone because IBM BASICA needs to have IBM ROM
BASIC installed in the computer to run properly.  You can do one of
two things:

1.	Install MS-DOS instead of PC-DOS on your system and use its
	version of BASICA or GWBASIC, or
2.	Get an IBM ROM BASIC rom from an old PC and install it in your
	system.


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