tk-dos11.txt

IBM PC磁盘操作系统1.1版

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        IBM DOS 1.10
 
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         Tech Knight
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  Endangered Software Archive
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INTRODUCTION
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Haven't you always wanted to try the first version of DOS? Maybe not,
but I became interested when I read that all 1.x versions of DOS came
with a game called DONKEY.BAS. The game in question was written by
Bill Gates and Neil Konzen - as you can see, IBM was pretty desperate
for things to include with DOS.

CONTENTS OF ARCHIVE
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This archive (TK-DOS11.ZIP) contains:

        TK-DOS11.TXT (This file)
        TK-DOS11.DIM (The DOS v1.10 image file)
        DIM14A  .ZIP (Disk Image Archiver)
        DONKEYQB.BAS (DONKEY.BAS converted to QBasic format)

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DOS v1.10
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 - There are no volume labels.
 - The MKDIR/MD, CHDIR/CD, and RMDIR/RD commands
   don't work because directories are not supported!
 - BASIC.COM and BASICA.COM will not work on most 486s
   and above; this is because they're looking for
   certain ROM chips that do not exist in modern computers.
 - The BASIC programs that come with DOS v1.10 can be run
   with GW-BASIC, which is available on the web.
 - You must boot with a 5-1/4" drive, the image extractor
   will turn the disk into a 160k floppy.
 - Hard drives cannot be accessed with DOS v1.10

HOW TO MAKE A DOS v1.10 BOOT DISK
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Note: You *must* extract the image to a 5-1/4" floppy disk!

      If your 5-1/4" drive is not your A: drive, many computers
      support switching drive letters within the BIOS. Check
      your manufacturer's documentation for details.

      If this method is unavailable to you, your floppy drive
      cable can be switched inside your computer. The drive
      connected to the end of the floppy cable is always A:,
      and the drive connected to the middle of the floppy
      cable is always B:.

 1. Extract DIM14A.ZIP to the directory that contains TK-DOS11.DIM
 2. Use DIM to uncompress the image file.
    Example: DIM -r A: TK-DOS11.DIM
    This will extract the image to the A: drive.

WARRANTY
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No warranty, whether express or implied, is given.
By following any of the proceedures described in this document, you
agree to take full responsibility for the consequences, financial or
otherwise.

GREETS
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My friend Sandy, for letting me borrow this disk a long time ago!
#OldWarez [EFNet]

COPYRIGHTS
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I do not claim ownership of the programs contained within this archive,
I am merely distributing them with the purpose of maintaining a portion
of history that deserves to be remembered. I reap no financial rewards
from this venture.

Copyrights and trademarks not explicitly acknowledged are the property
of their respective owners.

Disk Image Archiver (DIM) is Copyright (C)1992,1993 Ray Arachelian
The inclusion of DIM in this archive complies with the author's
licensing scheme. Please consider registering DIM.

IBM DOS Version 1.10 is Copyright (C)1981,1982 IBM Corporation
DOS is included as per my statement in paragraph 1 of COPYRIGHTS.

QBasic is Copyright (C)1987-1992, Microsoft Corporation

GW-BASIC is Copyright (C)1983-1988, Microsoft Corporation

This file TK-DOS11.TXT is Copyright (C)1998, Tech Knight Productions

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