On Tuesday 31 January 2006 16:17, Thomas Taylor wrote: > Hi All: > > I've got an old 486 computer (Dolch PAC). It's what was called a > semi-portable computer - requires AC power. It's housed in a ruggedized > case and the only media it can use is a built-in floppy drive. It has two > serial ports (mouse is on one) and a parallel port. It also has a network > port, supposedly 10 MHz, but I haven't been able to get it working. The > bus structure is ISA with room for two cards. > > It currently has Windbloze 95 on it. I would like to replace that with FC4 > but don't have a way to do it currently. I was thinking of getting one of > the CD-ROM external devices that uses the parallel port for communication > (called a backpack originally). There are a couple of these on ebay but > I'm not sure if it would work as the BIOS doesn't allow booting from > anything except the floppy or hard drive. > > Anyone got a suggestion? > > Thanks, > Tom > Hmm, think I'll put on my asbestos underwear while Mike & Les continue their flame war. He,he,he. Tom -- Tom Taylor Linux user #263467 Federal Way, WA
