I would like to know if there is an old version of dos, specifically version
3.20, that will run on an NEC (?) V30. Would that version be the same as the
one for, say, and Intel 8086 chip? I need to know where to find v3.20 for a
V30 ASAP for an Epson Laptop. Also, are there any good DOS-based text
editors that can print? Thank you in advance.
Chris russell
chrisrussell2k_at_yahoo.com
please remove the _at_ and replace it with @
thanks again
.
On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 21:36:00 -0800, "news.lvcablemodem.com"
<cruss…@vegasnet.net> wrote:
>I would like to know if there is an old version of dos, specifically version
>3.20, that will run on an NEC (?) V30. Would that version be the same as the
>one for, say, and Intel 8086 chip? I need to know where to find v3.20 for a
>V30 ASAP for an Epson Laptop. Also, are there any good DOS-based text
>editors that can print? Thank you in advance.
The Semware people still have a good DOS editor.. they can be found at
http://www.semware.com/
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ne> From: "news.lvcablemodem.com" <cruss…@vegasnet.net>
ne> I would like to know if there is an old version of dos, specifically
ne> version 3.20, that will run on an NEC (?) V30. Would that version be
ne> the same as the one for, say, and Intel 8086 chip? I need to know
ne> where to find v3.20 for a V30 ASAP for an Epson Laptop. Also, are
ne> there any good DOS-based text editors that can print? Thank you in
ne> advance.
Any version of MS-DOS, PC-DOS or DR-DOS that will run on a *286* will
run on a V30.
From a *hardware* point of view the V30 is a drop in replacement for an
8086.
From a software point of view, it’s an 80186 with a few extra
instructions. In essence, it’s a 286 with no protected mode and no
ability to address RAM past the 1 meg mark.
Since the *only* use *any* version of DOS makes of protected mode is to
access RAM above the 1 meg mark, just about any version of DOS can be
used on a V30.
But that Epson may have special features only available with the
drivers that came with its original dos.
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