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The
Setup Process - OS Installation |
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Now
we get to the fun part. For my installation, I used DR-DOS 7.03
Lite as my OS of choice. Before I go any further though, I would
like to remind you that all of these files are in my download section.
The setup procedures below are for the Lite version. The full version
has Netware networking built in and there may be more to the setup
program than what I have documented. |
After
downloading the diskettes, I booted Impee3 from boot disk #1. I
won't go into full detail on the setup because the program is fairly
straight forward. I only hit one snag. You can't install DR-DOS
on a FAT32 drive. When I booted up on the disk, it told me that
I'd have to re-partition the disk to be compatible. The only way
I could find a partition that would work was to enter into expert
mode by typing in:
fdisk /x
at the command prompt. Weird. I scrolled through the many different
types of partitions that were available to me. This is a nice version
of FDISK that seems like it would be useful when installing any
OS. I finally came across one called something like, "DR-DOS protected
FAT-32." It was a ways down the list. I tried it and it worked!
Kick ass. |
I
finished installing DR-DOS and finally ended up at the command prompt.
It booted in about 2 seconds faster than MSDOS 7.1. After playing
with it for a while, I discovered that it's almost identical to
MSDOS. It even runs MSDOS programs, only faster. What more could
I ask for? |
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