mrk@gvgspd.UUCP (Michael R. Kesti) (11/23/87)
I run a color AT&T 6300 with 640K on the motherboard, a V30 installed, and an externally mounted Seagate ST225 controlled by a Western Digital WX2. No other boards are installed and both floppy drives are in the system. The ROMs are marked version 1.00 and I run DOS version 2.11. It has come time to upgrade both of these, and I have a few questions: 1) I believe the current ROM version is 1.43. Is this correct? 2) Do the new ROMs change the function of the dipswitches or anything else of which I should be aware? 3) What (and I figure this to be subject to opinion!) is the best DOS version to use? Note that I would prefer to stick with an AT&T release, rather that a generic version. 4) I don't mind, and would prefer, to completely backup my hard disk, reformat with the new DOS, and then restore from the backup. Will the new DOS's RESTORE read 2.11's BACKUP? 5) What else should I know? Some of these questions may get answered by the arrival of the AT&T catalog I requested recently, but until then, I thought I would ask. PLEASE use e-mail, and I will summarize. Michael -- ===================================================================== Michael Kesti Grass Valley Group, Inc. | "Initiative comes to those P.O. Box 1114 Grass Valley, CA 95945 | who wait." UUCP: ...!tektronix!gvgpsa!gvgspd!mrk | - Alex "655321" Delodge
jec@nesac2.UUCP (John Carter ATLN SADM) (11/30/87)
In article <354@gvgspd.UUCP>, mrk@gvgspd.UUCP (Michael R. Kesti) writes:
] I run a color AT&T 6300 with 640K on the motherboard, a V30 installed, and
] an externally mounted Seagate ST225 controlled by a Western Digital WX2.
]
] The ROMs are marked version 1.00 and I run DOS version 2.11. It has come
] time to upgrade both of these, and I have a few questions:
]
] 1) I believe the current ROM version is 1.43. Is this correct?
YES
] 2) Do the new ROMs change the function of the dipswitches or
] anything else of which I should be aware?
Most are the same - such as the standard hard disks - there are some
additions, but I think it's all documented.
] 3) What (and I figure this to be subject to opinion!) is the best
] DOS version to use? Note that I would prefer to stick with an
] AT&T release, rather that a generic version.
AT&T 3.2 - it understands the 6300 clock (even if it does run slow -
I have the patch to fix this)
] 4) I don't mind, and would prefer, to completely backup my hard
] disk, reformat with the new DOS, and then restore from the
] backup. Will the new DOS's RESTORE read 2.11's BACKUP?
It worked for me !
] 5) What else should I know?
]
The 1.43 ROM upgrade is about $35 - not sure on the DOS 3.2 price.
I use machines with ROM versions 1.0 (at work), 1.21 (at home), 1.43
(at work) and all work the 'same'. The 1.0 ROM release won't run
some of Hayes communications software, but it does all else that
I've asked of it.
I posted instead of mailed because there's a system in the path that
can't handle a mail path with a "@" in it.
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