PS1
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Can i get it to use a 1.44 floppy drive if so how do i go about it?
thanks.
thanks.
PS1 said:Can i get it to use a 1.44 floppy drive if so how do i go about it?
thanks.
Yes. The Compaq Deskpro was considered 100% IBM compatable. In fact, Compaqs have always been considered to be among the most compatable machines ever. The only wierdness I rem'br 'bout the original Deskpro was that it had a strange (proprietary) video connector on the back, next to the P.S., which is a kinda round plug and supported a Compaq (TTL Monochrome) display. This connector can be switched out and a "regular" video card installed instead, if desired.CP/M User said:I was just wonderning if this was an IBM
Compatable machine, because the XTs
were 8088 based (same as with the IBM
personal computer). Couse that doesn't
mean that it doesn't run DOS, but DOS
did exist for those other machines which
weren't quite IBM based. If it's not fully
IBM compatable connecting up a
card may issue a problem.
Cause if you know if it's passed the test
with some graphical stuff, then finding a
drive card wouldn't be an issue at all. And
there would be a few around (I think)
which would support 1.44Mb disk drives
it's just a question of finding one.
If not, then maybe try asking around to
see who knows of any of those cards.
Cheers,
CP/M User
MystikShadows said:Yeah you can get a HD 3 1/2 disk, put some tape on the whole that doesn't close and it will be recognized as a genuine 720Kb I used to do it all the time.