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LynxTech3

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    What version is it?
    « on: March 03, 2009, 05:06:43 PM »
    Hi all,

    New here and will be asking a hand full of questions...but just to start;


    DoS version (ver) comes back as 3.11 - is that possible?

    What can I do to get more information about this box to know it better and what are the available commands or procedures to look at. Any direction or thread pointing would be appreciated.

    All the best,
    LynxTech
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    Re: What version is it?
    « Reply #1 on: March 03, 2009, 05:09:38 PM »
    3.11 sounds like a Windows version to me...
    Are you working from a command prompt window on this box ? ?
    If so at the C: prompt type dir /p and see what directories on this drive come up...
    The /p switch is so you can move down the page one line at a time with the spacebar/down arrow...
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      Re: What version is it?
      « Reply #2 on: March 04, 2009, 05:21:17 AM »
      Well, when I interrupt the program that is PATHed to run I am at a c prompt. I will get the directory structure today, though I believe I saw a directory just called 'WIN'. I tried to invoke it but nothing happened.


      I will post later today with the directories, thanks!
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      Re: What version is it?
      « Reply #3 on: March 04, 2009, 05:52:52 AM »
      there was a 3.1 and a 3.21 of MS-DOS but no 3.11.

      additionally how did you try to "invoke" a directory?
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      Re: What version is it?
      « Reply #4 on: March 04, 2009, 08:43:53 AM »
      Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 04, 2009, 05:52:52 AM
      there was a 3.1 and a 3.21 of MS-DOS but no 3.11.

      additionally how did you try to "invoke" a directory?

      I shudder to think.
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      Re: What version is it?
      « Reply #5 on: March 04, 2009, 08:48:21 AM »
      Slightly off-topic, but did you know this? I didn't. From a blog I found.

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      Microsoft's licensing spokesperson "Rich H." told me, on 2-8-00, that anyone with a valid license to use any recent version of Microsoft's operating systems (Windows 95/98, NT) is also licensed to use any older version of Microsoft DOS products, and can obtain DOS 6.22 media for nominal cost from their supplemental materials unit.
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      Re: What version is it?
      « Reply #6 on: March 04, 2009, 02:16:42 PM »
      Interesting...
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      Re: What version is it?
      « Reply #7 on: March 04, 2009, 02:19:46 PM »
      This may mean that although it may be "illegal" to download those DOS 6.22 install sets that we all know about, it may not be illegal to use them.
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      Re: What version is it?
      « Reply #8 on: March 04, 2009, 05:08:35 PM »
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      supplemental materials unit.

      Who would this be ? ?
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      Re: What version is it?
      « Reply #9 on: March 05, 2009, 12:13:58 AM »
      Quote from: patio on March 04, 2009, 05:08:35 PM
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      supplemental materials unit.

      Who would this be ? ?

      The division of Microsoft that produces instruction books, etc, I believe. I think it may now be part of Microsoft Press.
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        Re: What version is it?
        « Reply #10 on: March 05, 2009, 07:33:52 PM »
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        additionally how did you try to "invoke" a directory?

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        I shudder to think.

        You folks never used sage, crystals, eye of a knute (newt) or hair of a yak? These are essentials to have around the the tower as I bring up the command prompt.


        I do not know why I was able to get MS-DOS 6.22 this time. But I am still confused about windows living on there or not. I would think it is there because I see WIN31 when I do DIR on the c:drive. I go into WIN31 and I see . and .. 2files. I do not see any exe and I tried to just type win and win31 with no action. And yet a program lives on there that when 'involked' it have the same gui as windows 3.1. Any thoughts?


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        at the C: prompt type dir /p and see what directories on this drive come up...
        Some (not all) of the other directories are Autoexec bat & ONS, BACKUP, COMMAND COM, CONFIG SYS, DOS, LAN, NETSYS, PCISYS, POST, QEMM,SIGSYS, TEMP, WIN31, AND, WINSYS

        I will want to know how to backup to an external drive and how to image or copy to an external drive. I would like to parallel this system on another box to play with it and to have a copy.

        Thanks for all the feedback!!

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