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03-13-2003, 12:44 PM
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MSDOS Minimum Sytem Requirements
I currently have a machine that is running MSDOS 2.2 but when I boot into DOS, for some reason every command that I give results in bad command or filename. So what I want to do is fdisk and install MSDOS 5.0. So my question is, will MSDOS 5.0 run on a 286 with a 12.5mhz CPU and 7mb ram?
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03-13-2003, 01:09 PM
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I found this info at
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/indexmsdos.htm System Requirements 512K of memory 2.8mb of free hard drive space so it looks like a yes. I have a actual copy at home that I can do a physical check on should you need...PM me if so |
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03-13-2003, 01:22 PM
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The Bad Command or File Name is most like due to a PATH being incorrect.
At the DOS prompt, enter PATH to see what it is set to. All the DOS commands are generally in the c:\DOS directory??? If so, CD to that directory and then try your commands |
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03-13-2003, 01:23 PM
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DOS 5.x or 6.xx will run on any AT/286/386 with 512k of RAM, and almost no hard drive. You can actually do a partial install, with only the commands you want, however a full install of DOS 6.22 will need 3 meg of HD space (slightly more than DOS 5).
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03-13-2003, 08:57 PM
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Thanks for your help all, I entered PATH at the DOS prompt and it worked, Can someone tell me how to view the contents of a folder?
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03-13-2003, 09:11 PM
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Nevermind, I figured it out. Anyways, thanks everyone for your help.
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03-13-2003, 09:39 PM
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ms what?
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